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And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a Trumpet, and they shall gather to
gether his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other. Matt. 24: 31.
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So will I seek out my sheep, and will deliver them out of all places where they have
been scattered in the cloudy and dark day. Eze7c. 34: 12. Ter. 32: 39.
VOLUME NO. X. X. V. MOUNDSVILLE, W. VA., U. S. A., THURSDAY, APRIL 20, 1905. NUMBER 16.
A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF HELL.
BY JENNIE MAST.
Awful night! black and dense the sable gloom.
What groans and shrieks as from a living tomb!
[ Jiving, can we to mortal mind unfold
The mysteries those demon spirits holds
Their fierce, unhallowed moekings rend the air,
The atmosphere is laden with despair,
The lightning's glare illuminates the scene
Where ' tween the dead and living hangs a screen,
And at each transport to the darkened goal
The death- gong rings aloud, " Another soul."
Then hell- born spirits raise a hissing cry,
And mock the soul's ill- fated agony.
Ell- fated! yes, what anguish! what despair!
For those who slumber on, nor breathe a prayer.
Hope dissolved, the silken thread is riven,
cone life's day alone and unforgiven,
They enter the impenetrable gloom,
[ imprisoned thus to never- ending doom.
Dh, frightful scene! what horror! ° what appall!
Waking in this pandemonium hall.
Language would fail those horrors to describe,
Where sensual, wanton spirits lewdly bribe
Their- hapless victim ' s unavailing cry,
And tauntingly deride each stilled sigh
For lost religion, and its claims disdain,
Jehovah's love and holiness profane,
At each bright recollection of the past.
Wrangling, hideous demons stare aghast,
Thundering forth some new- born blasphemy,
Shaking with fear this trembling canopy,
Upheavels then volcano- like are thrown
Smoke, flames, and vapor from the great unknown,
Vesuvius alone can illustrate
Gehenna's burning, fathomless estate.
GOD IS LOVE.
BY I. S. MC COY.
This portion of divine truth reviewed
in the light of every- day surroundings is
simply the mere statement of a fact ; but to
those who have become acquainted with God
by a blessed experience it means much
more. The Bible is more than a mere vol-ume
of statements; it is a book of facts.
And since facts are eternal principles, it is
an eternal fact that " God is love." The
Bible never makes a statement without back-ing
it up with reason, and reason of such a
nature that will appeal to the unbiased
judgment of every man.
Let us go to the good old Book for proof
that God is love. The first evidence is
found in the work of God in the creation
of man. Here the first display of God's
love was revealed. The true law of repro-duction
is the law of love, and in the crea-tion
of man God reproduced his own char-acter
and image. Thus Adam being pos-sessed
of the principle and attribute of love,
he was capable of loving his Creator, and
this was what God desired and desires yet.
Since love seeketh not her own, creation it-self
furnishes the first and one of the
strongest proofs that God is love. God being
a God of love and Adam being a lovable
creature was the reason of the companion-ship
and holy felicity that existed between
them. This is why God visited with him in
the cool of the day; this is why Adam had
no fear when in the presence of his Creator
— because there is no fear in love, but per-fect
love casteth out fear. Surely this was
a blessed state. Such holy fellowship be-tween
the created and the Creator ! Such
warmth of affection and holy companion-ship
! How uninterrupted the flow of love I
Desire on the part of God and man was
fully satisfied in loving and being loved in
return.
But there came a day when this blessed
union of love was broken. Disobedience
on the part of Adam destroyed his affection
for . God. He failed in his love for God,
and as a result failed in keeping his com-mandments.
Love being the incentive to
obedience, it was impossible to obey without
it. Now, no doubt, the great heart of God
was grieved. The man was disqualified from
loving God, and though God still loved the
man, he could not love his ways, while
before this he had loved both. However
cd was still the God of love. He continued
to show tokens of his affection all down
through the ages as proof of this; but no
way was provided whereby man could get
into a position to love God as in the begin-ning.
Still the attribute of love could not
be restrained. God desired that man should
love him with all his soul, mind, and
strength ; but the thing that hindered him
must be removed, and that was sin. Before
man could love his Creator the penalty of
his crime must be atoned for, divine justice
must be satisfied. Christ only being equal
with God, he alone could pay the penalty
and bring about terms of reconciliation,
and to this end we read, " For God so loved
the world, that he gave his only begotten
Son, that whosoever believeth in him should
not perish, but have everlasting life."
Wonderful proof that God is love ! He could
have been the God of heaven and earth
without this. He could have owned the
golf and silver, and the cattle on a thou-sand
hills, without this wonderful evidence
of love. But to prove himself the God of
love this was necessary. What matchless
condescension ! what depth of pity ! what
holy interest and concern ! and for the one
and only reason that he so loved. Glory
and honor be unto his eternal name forever !
Little by little the divine plan of God
began to unfold itself before a lost world.
Wicked, hard hearts began to yearn for
God. In return for the manifestation of his
love to them they gladly give up their sins;
and the stronger their desires became to
love the Christ that loved them, the more
anxious they became to forsake sin and
disobedience. Hence the words of Jesus,
" If a man love me he will keep my com-mandments."
But it did not stop with this. The stream
of love was yet somewhat obstructed in its
flow. Depravity was not yet removed. Men
could not yet love with pure hearts fervent-ly.
God had made abundant provision and
desired that his love be shed abroad in our
hearts by the Holy Ghost, and so on Pente-cost
when the Holy Ghost came to take up
his abode in men's hearts,, purifying their
hearts by faith, every hindrance was re-moved.
The stream of pure love was now
unobstructed. Love to God was now not
simply the result of effort, but the result of
a condition. Man's heart was now fully
satisfied and ravished with the warming,
soothing, melting love of God, and God him-self
was delighted and satisfied with man.
So far as the conditions and provisions of
love to God were concerned, they were now
complete. God had fully proven himself
to be the God of love.
But the constraining element of God love
could not rest here. The Lord desired that
the proof of his love should be universally
known, and in due time he began to bring
about further proof of his everlasting love
to a lost world, by sending forth a ministry
whose hearts were pregnant with God
love and gospel truth, who went forth
without charge" to sacrifice their lives in
evidence of the fact that they loved what
God loved; his concern was theirs; the
things that interested him interested them.
Their efforts and untiring zeal was the re-sult
of love to God and man. They became
cooperators and colaborers with God. He
loved . the souls of men, and undertook to
prove it by his faithful preachers. Their
testimony was " The love of Christ con-straineth
us." What an able position to
prove that the God they loved was a God of
love, and that they loved what he did!
How different from the common hireling of
to- day ! How unfitted is he to demonstrate
either his own love for the lost of earth
or to convince them that God loves them.
Instead of being constrained by a love for
God and man, the love of money is what
constrains them. The carpenter, the black-smith,
the government official, the army
officer, never think of trying to convince the
people that their efforts and labors are
born of love to God and their fellowmen.
They simply work for what they get from
it as recompense for their labor. They fill
their places as " hired men," and such
they are. Not so with the " hired man"
preacher. He aims to mask his profession
with a show of love to God and man while
his position just as much disqualifies him to
do so as the position of the miner, the law-yer,
or any other man who is employed on
salary. He simply works and serves those
who employ him for the same purpose that
they do, and so it is.
We become, by partaking of divine love,
able to demonstrate the truth of our text to
all with whom we may become associated.
We then labor to accomplish His desires.
His aims become ours. By his love he
draws us ; we run after him.' Songs of
Sol. 1: 4. And upon this depends our use-fulness.
In proportion as we love God and
what he loves, just in the same proportion
will we be used of him. Let us all remem-ber
this : the most useful ones are the ones
who love the most. This is the keynote to
successful effort in any direction, so far as
the cause of Christ is concerned, either as
ministers or members. " Holy zeal" is
gauged by " holy love." Christ suffered
because he loved the lost, and so we will
suffer with him when we love as he did.
Love will lighten labor, and the time will
speed merrily on.
Jacob's love for Rachel was so great that
the seven years seemed but a few days.
Gen. 29 : 20.
Upon this hinges our usefulness. A
close walk with God and hearts filled with
holy love, will increase the signs and won-ders
among us, for " faith works by love,".
or is operated by love. Thank God, we be-come
the willing slaves of love, servants to
both God and man because we love them
both.
Another beautiful phase of God's love
in our hearts is termed " brotherly love."
Oh, what a depth of tenderness in this ex-pression
! Jesus said concerning the infant
church, " All ye are brethren." The apos-tle
says, " Love as brethren." How almost
natural this becomes . when we love him
fully. How we will " act like it.' This
will cause us to be full of pity and . long-suffering.
This will enable - us to be like
him in this world. We will not then " seek
our own." We will not then be " puffed
up." Our preaching will not jingle so
loud with the sounding brass, or " noisy
cymbal." It may lose a little of its doc-trinal
features, but will make up for it in
some other way. This will put an eternal
trueness in our hearts for all men. We
will then be able to admonish one another,
and also to receive admonition. We will
then have a place in the confidence of each
other. Yes, we will feel that we are mem-bers
one of another. It is then that - We
feel that we can not get along without our
dear brethren.
This blessed warming, constraining God
love in our souls will not only reveal itself
in our lives and preaching as ministers of
the gospel, and win for us a place in the af-fections
of the whole church, but will un-fold
itself in our own homes. It will be an
everlasting cure for all false modesty and
shamming in our own families. We will
then show an anxiety for children and wife.
Every effort will be put forth for their
salvation. It will be easy then to gather
our dear boys and girls around our fam-ily
altars, tell them about Jesus, read to
them the interesting things from the good
Book of God, and win their little tender
hearts to us and to the Lord. This will
make us proof against feeding the old na-ture
in some one in the way of " answering
again," " avenging ourselves," " having
the last word," etc. Instead there will be
soft answers on hand. In short, this blessed
love state will make us soul winners both
at home and abroad. An increase of it
will enable us to labor with better effect
in the " burnt- over fields," and make life
sweeter and better in every way.
Then let us love him because he first
loved us. Let us along with our blessed
Jesus make the proof of it more easy seen
in every act of our lives. Then shall we
delight the great heart of God, and as to
Daniel of old, the proof that we are greatly
beloved in heaven will reveal itself to us
in every way that will conduce to our good,
the good of others, and the glory of God.
Truly, God is love.
SPIRITUAL DISCERNMENT.
BY W. T. SEATON.
" FOR to one is given by the Spirit the
word of wisdom ; to another the word of
knowledge by the same Spirit ; to another
faith by the same Spirit; to another the
gift of healing by the same Spirit; to an-other
the working of miracles; to another
prophecy ; to another discerning of spirits;
to another divers kinds of tongues ; to an-other
the interpretation of tongues : but
all these worketh that one and the selfsame
Spirit, dividing to every man severally as
he will." 1 Cor. 12 : 8- 11.
Discerning of spirits is here classed a-mong
the many gifts of the Spirit, and is
said to be given us with which to profit,
and God has distributed these gifts to
each of us as our abilities will admit of,
and as he can be glorified thereby. If
God sees proper to bestow upon us this
precious gift of discernment, we should
be very careful that it is used to his glory.
God's ministers often meet with all kinds
of wicked spirits and have occasion to ex-ercise
this gift. Great care should be taken
that we remain in God's order. The devil
is very cunning and if he can push
us over the line and get us to
picking and faultfinding and trying to
discern an evil spirit in all with whom we
come in contact, we will soon find ourselves
possessed with one of the devil's picking
spirits ; hence, the necessity of being very
humble and prayerful.
But while there is a special gift of dis-cernment,
there is also given a degree of
discernment to all of God's people, and to
this point we wish especially to speak. We
are told in Mal. 3: 18: " Then shall ye
return, and discern between the righteous
and the wicked, between him that serveth
God, and him that serveth him not." This
is one of the blessings that we enjoy since
we have returned to Zion. God does enable
us to discriminate between those who are
really worshiping God in Spirit and in
truth, and those who have merely a form
of godliness, but deny the saving, sancti-
ing. It is not confined to the pales of
sect churches, but we see its effects in sin-ners
outside of them. They are so influ-enced
by it that they will, notwithstanding
the darkness and blindness of their spiritu-al
comprehension, stand up in the face of
God's anointed ministers and contend
with them regarding spiritual things which
God's Word tells us the natural man can
not understand, because they are spiritu-ally
discerned. Oh, if people could only
see and discern the effect and extent of
these things surely they would immediately
abandon all sects, sect spirits and party-ism,
and abide only in the church of the
first- born.
No doubt the heathen worshipers who
are bowing down to stocks and stones, first
began their idolatrous worship - with good
intentions. They had some knowledge of
an invisible God, or being, and thought
through the medium of these objects they
could worship him more acceptably, as
they did not understand his nature. But
alas! in process of time the people lost sight
of the invisible being, and continued to
worship their idols without any higher as-pirations.
So it is to a great extent with
these sectarian worshipers. The early re-formers
no doubt began their work with
pure motives, supposing that they could
worship God more successfully by organ-izing
together in this way; but at this pres-ent
time many of their followers have lost
sight of the noble intentions of the reform-ers,
and have lost sight of the spiritual
church, the body of Christ, but are still
holding on to their little sect idol, suppos-ing
that it is all there is of the glorious
church of God. Oh, the blindness and lack
of spiritual discernment that reigns in
those dark realms ! That God will lead
them back to Zion and enable them to dis-cern
those spirits that are contrary to God's
Word, and discern between good and evil,
between them that serve God, and them
that serve him not, and to discern the body
of Christ, is my constant prayer, and the
object of my life's service. Amen.
BENEFITS THROUGH TRIALS.
RY MARY LIFI. DENBRAND.
2 . THE GOSPEL TRUMPET
April 20,
wise with the same mind : for he that hath
suffered in the flesh hath ceased frosA,
that he no longer should live the reko
his time in the flesh to the lusts of Meo,
but to the will of God." 1 Pet. 4: 1, 2.
The suffering here referred to is not that
mental or physical suffering that meal
take as a proof that they have ceased from
sin, when their own ungodly life may
bring on such suffering.
According to Col. 3 : 5, 6, it is the mmorn.
fying or putting to death of our sinful We
upon the earth— a real separation.. " mot_
tify therefore your members which are upon
the earth; fornication, uncleanness, Mordi.
nate affection, evil concupicence, an&- oev_
etousness, which is idolatry." That he
no longer should live the rest of his time
in the flesh to the lusts of men, but to, the
will of God. For the time past of our Hee 6
may suffice us to have wrought the will of
the Gentiles [ sinners], when we walked in
lasciviousness, lusts, excess of wine, reset.
ings, banquetings [ what the world calls
our duty to sociability and society], and
abominable idolatries: wherein they think
it strange that ye run not with them to the
same excess of riot, speaking evil of 317,11,,,
1 Pet. 4: 2- 4.
Truly, the world, or more frequently the
worldly people who make a profess*
think it strange that the saints of the nsost
high God do not run with them in revel.
ings and banquetings, speaking evil a
them. What then, can they eendure
Yes, and " rejoice. inasmuch as ye are par.
takers of Christ's sufferings; that, when
his glory shall be revealed, ye may be ow
also with exceeding joy. If ye be reproached
for the name of Christ, happy are ye; for
the spirit of glory and of God resteth on
you : on their part he is evil spoken of but
on your part he is glorified." Ver. 13, 14.
Right here is a point made very plain;
that when we are reproached and evilttpe.
ken of because we stand radical upon the
Word, it is for Christ's sake, and oncur
part he is glorified. But he gets no glory
when we are reproached or suffer for
our faults. Therefore he says, " But- let
none of you suffer as a murderer, or 6a
thief, or as an evildoer, or as a busy*
in other men's matters."
spirit which is in the world to- day. In the
political world there is a spirit that God's
people, dare not partake of, which is now
predominating in political affairs, and is
such that it forever debars God's peopro.
from being politicians; neither do they de-sire
to be, when they understand that God
would not have his people " entangled with
the affairs of this world." I do not mean
to say that being a Christian debars us
from the privilege of voting in the general
elections for the man who in our pious
judgment would make our government the
best official. It is not simply walking to
the poles that is contrary to God's will, but
it is partaking of the evil spirit that rules
in these things. The love of God shed
abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost
will destroy all partyism. If we think our
vote will be necessary to elect a man to
office who would do his duty as a servant
of the people and use his influence to put
down the liquor traffic and such evils
as are threatening our nation's prosperity
and turning millions into hell, we can cast
that vote to God's glory; but as sure as we
mix up in politics and drink of the party
spirit and talk and plan for the electing
of a man because he is of a certain
party, regardless of his principle, and
read and argue politics, we have not
the Spirit of God. God commands us to
pray for the rulers of the people and for
them who are in authority that we might
lead a quiet and a peaceable life; and also
that we should subject ourselves to such
powers and authority, because they were
ordained of God and are ministers of God
for our good, and protects us in our re-ligious
devotions. But while we are to be
interested in this as well as in all other
things that pertain to the welfare of the
people, we must be careful to not partake
of the spirit that is now predominating
throughout the political world. It takes
the Spirit of God to discern just the extant
of the evil of this spirit. God ordained the
civil government for our good, but did not
intend far it to become so corrupt. " God
bath made men upright, but they have
sought out many inventions."
There is also a spirit ruling throughout
the realms of sect confusion, of which if
any man imbibes, spiritual death imme-diately
ensues. The time has been that God's
people were in the sects and yet free from
sect spirits. They merely thought it to be a
home for them. But when the light comes to
them and the Word of God points out
plainly all the characteristics of God's
church and the one body, and how God is
ailing his people out of all sects and divi-sions
( see 2 Cor. 6: 17), if they then insist
on remaining in and maintaining their sect
they will become possessed of a spirit of
division which will bring death to the soul.
The spirit of God will not only assist us
e discern the evil spirits and things that
re wrong, but will also help us to discern
the body of Christ, " which is the church."
Col. 1: 24, There are probably a few souls
et in the sects who have never heard the
voice, " Come out of her, my people." Rev.
8: 4. They who yet retain the spiritual
onneetion with the body of Christ, the
church, have not drank of the sect spirit;
ut when they hear God's voice, " Come
ut," they must obey or they will imbibe
the spirit of division and go into darkness.
There are others there who are spiritually
dead because of other sins, who have not
ecome possessed with the sect spirit. They
o appreciate the light of God's truth
and are willing to measure up to the same.
There are still others who are intoxicated
n Babylon wine, but who do not live in
e sects. They are dull of understanding
nd do not discern it. The workings of
this sect spirit are somewhat mystical.
ometimes we see people who accept a the-y
of some kind as a whole, but there are
me points of doctrine which they can
not accept because it seems repugnant to
e spirit of the Bible. Yet, by and by,
after they continue to delve deeper into
e dogmas and become absorbed in the
irit of the thing, they are so drunk on
influence that nothing, however redic-o
us it may seem at first, will appear out
harmany with their spirit, because they
ve now become in possession of the spirit
at instigated it. After once imbibing
spirit of error it is hard to be convinced
the evils in the indulgence in such. The
ect and extent of this spirit is far- reach-fying,
healing, and keeping power. " But
strong meat belongeth to them who are of
full age, even to those who by reason of
use .. have their senses exercised to discern
both rod and evil." Heb. 5 : 14. In this
present world filled with, formal religious
worshipers who are mixing and mingling
freely with the world, God's people need to
have their senses exercised that they may
diecer* between right and wrong, between
good and' eVil, between him that serveth
God and him that serveth him not. This
is one of the most necessary things connect-ed
with the life of a Christian. Without it
our souls would be in constant danger, be-cause
we are continually surrounded with
evil devices of Satan, snares, and traps,
wherein he is seeking to entangle the in-nocent
feet of God's little ones. While
we are in the world it is necessary for us
to associate some time with people who are
led by the evil spirit and at the same time
profess to be Christians, but God will
give us enough of his Spirit, if we will be
exercised thereby, to discern these spirits
that we may not be deceived by them. In
the following text we will find a partial
description of the evil spirit. " Where-in
in times past ye walked according to the
course of this world, according to the
prince of the power of the air, the spirit
that now worketh in the children of diso-bedience:
among whom also we all had our
conversation in times past in the lust of
the flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh
and of the mind; and were by nature the
children of wrath, even as others." Eph.
2: 2, 3. " Walking after the course of this
world," keeping apace with the world, talk-ing,
dressing, acting like the world, visiting
worldly entertainments, are all me eifes-tations
of the " spirit that now worketh
in the children of disobedience" and if
- we are unable to discern the evils of these
things, it is because we are lacking in our
experience somewhere. What we need is
the divine principle of righteousness incor-porated
in our souls and lives, and have
the law of God indelibly written in our
hearts by the Spirit of God.
For God said he would " put his
laws in our minds and write them in our
hearts" and again, " I will put my laws
in their inward parts." We learn from
these with many other similar texts that
God has not left us to guess our way
through nor depend altogether on our un-derstanding
of what we can read. The Word
of God is a " discerner of the thoughts and
intents of the heart" ( Heb. 4: 12), yet
many are limited in Biblical knowledge,
and often meet the devil upon such occa- c
sions and in such ways that they could not
call to mind one quotation of Scripture
to tell them what to do. In such cases
they are compelled to be governed by the
law written in their minds and hearts; and
if they have the Spirit of God which di- t
rected the writing of the Bible it will also a
understand such circumstances and direct
them to do just what the Word would tell
them to do because Jesus says, " It [ the y
Spirit] shall guide you in the way of all
truth." " God is a spirit," and we are 1
born of that Spirit. We " drink into that c
Spirit."
When we partake of that Spirit the b
Bible opens up to us as a new book because 0
we have the very essence of it in our souls.
This Spirit runs through the entire Bible;
and when we read it with the aid of the
Spirit it is easy to comprehend the teach- b
ings because they accord exactly with the als
Spirit which we have received of God. I
have talked with many people upon certain
scriptures that seem to puzzle them, and o
they are made to wonder just what is th
meant, when they seem very simple and a
plain if viewed in the light of the Spirit.
The entire Bible is founded on the princi- S
pies of holiness, and if we endeavor to eon- or
strue any of its teachings to uphold a theory so
that is not in harmony with the Spirit of
holiness we will be guilty before God of th
wresting the Scriptures. But when we
take it as it is— a product of the Holy th
Spirit— and keep all of its teachings within sp
the bounds of the true principles of 110E- its
ness, having the Spirit itself enthroned in ul
our hearts we can easily discern when any- of
thing comes up which is contrary to God's ha
will. If under all circumstances we have th
proper discernment of these things we can a
avoid much trouble and danger. Of
But we wish to consider more about the elf
No one would think of doing soma of
the greater sins, but unless very ea*
and prayerful many suffer reproach
being a busybody in other men's mattial,
It is such a common evil in the world, an
goes under the head of gossip. The shat
( or saved person) must reckon himself d
to this as well as to all the other works of
the devil, or else he will soon find himself
is
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void of spirituality, wondering why he
having such a hard time of it.
The one who is living up to the mandate's
of heaven, does not wonder when he mein
for Christ's sake, but rejoices for salvation
and rests in the care of a loving Savior:
knowing that he is able to keep that which
we have entrusted to his care— the keeping
of our souls. " Who shall separate us from
the love of Christi shall tribulation, or
distress, or persecution, or famine, or nak-edness,
or peril, or sword? Nay, in
these things we are more than conquerors
through him that loved us." Rom. 8:. 35,
37.
The apostle was persuaded there' wal
something more than that we just eon.
quered over these trials. We are . plete
than conquerors, made stronger by the co-fiict.
It is a noticeable fact that the * as
of all ages have been more valiant for the
right and more true to God when mItIng
the most bitter opposition and persee# 011
Ease and luxury are no friends to Oa,
to help us on to God. Trials and diffi
ties only draw us nearer to Jesus. - And
thus we often prove his power to saveasd
keep, which fills our hearts with praises.
In connection with these thoughts, as
our benefits through trials, the 4th digger
of 1st Peter closes up with the present jag.
ment, and therefore we must be C Br
to maintain good works. " For the
come that judgment must bbegin
house of God : and if it first begin at I:,
what shall the end be of them that obey se'
the gospel of God ? And if the right°
scarcely be saved, where shall the ung° cdif
tahnedmththeast insnueffrer appear? in
God commit the keeping of their / le-r
according Wtoh etirleaf ° dre 1°;
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doing, as unto .. a
" MY brethren, count it all joy when ye
fall into divers temptations; knowing this,
that the -* lug of your faith worketh pa-tience."
Jas. 1: 2. When we count our
trials all joy, there is no room for grief
or complaining that we are so tried; and
since they are designed to work patience
in us, and patience will make us " perfect
and entire wanting nothing," let us more
greatly rejoice in all that will be a bless-ing
to us, and glorify God on our behalf.
The trials of the Christian are so varied.
Perhaps no two persons have the same ex-perience
in this respect. In place of think_
ing, My trial is greater than any one else
has to bear, it is a great benefit to think,
Many others have patiently endured much
more severe trials than I, and rejoice for
the consolation, " my grace is sufficient,"
remembering the Word does not say it is
a sin to be tempted, and that " God can not
be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he
any man." He permits them for the trial
of our faith. The trial of our faith is very
precious in his sight, more precious than
of gold that perisheth.
" Blessed is the man that endureth temp-tation,
for when he is tried, he shall re-ceive
the crown of life, which the Lord
hath promised to them that love him."
Who would not endure a few or many
trials and persecutions in this life for the
crown of glory that lies at the end of the
race ? Yea, we count them happy that
endure. God wants us to have root in our-selves,
" rooted and grounded in love,"
with all the stones taken out, so the seed
( Word) may spring up and bring forth
fruit. " But he that received the seed into
stony places, the same is he that heareth
the word, and anon with joy receiveth it;
yet hath he not root in himself, but endur-petehrs
efocru taiownh ailreis : e tfhor b wechaeuns et roifb tuhlaet wioonr dor,
by and by he is offended." Mat. 13 : 20,
21. These things will arise because of the
Word, but Jesus says, " Blessed is he who
shall not be offended in me";
and again,
" If the world hate you, ye know it h
me before it hated you."
hated
" Forasmuch then as Christ hath suffe-ed
for us in the flesh, arm yourselves r.
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Christ's Atonement and Its Elects
Adam's Sin and Its Beck
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April 20: 1905.
BY G. P. TASKER.
CHATTER XII.
THE RESTITUTION OF ALL THINGS.
IN the preceding chapters I have sought
to show and to trace some of the general
as well as the particular effects of the sin
of our first parents upon themselves and
their descendants, in both soul and body.
We have also seen something of the per-fection
and all- sufficiency of the remedy
which God in his love planned and prom-ised,
and in due time manifested and has
also made known to us. " God hath re-vealed
it unto us by his Spirit; for the
Spirit searcheth all hings, yea, the deep
things of God." 1 Cor. 2: 10. These ' things'
are the qualities that constitute his char-acter;
the properties that are essential to
his nature; the attributes that character-ize
his being, that is,. distinguish him from
all others; and the thoughts and intents
of his heart concerning man, that have lain
hid within himself from the beginning of
the world. It is with these last that we
here have to do. And as we came to the close
of this series of articles we are led to
earnestly desire to look upon the things
of the final scene in the eternal purpose
of God concerning us ( Eph. 3: 11) so far
as the Scriptures and the Holy Spirit will
reveal them. While I have mused upon it,
the truth I desired to convey has seemed
to readily take the form of an allegory in
my mind, and as the reader may be able
to grasp it better if I express my thoughts
in that way, I will just do so.
Once upon a time, long ago, before there
was any death, a certain great, wise, and
good king ( Psa. 47 : 2), prompted and
guided by his benevolence and wisdom
( Prov. 3: 19), prepared a home in a rich
and beautiful country ( Psa. 115: 16) for
one of his subjects, his wife and their chil-dren.
He furnished it with all things that
they could possibly require for their sup-port,
comfort and pleasure ( Psa. 104: 24) ;
and because of the great kindness of his
heart he had a real interest in them and
their welfare in every way. In fact, they
were his delight and were the objects of
fond hopes and designs which he enter-tained
toward none other of his many sub-jects.
His own private plan which was
hid in himself ( Eph. 3: 9, 10), was to one
day make this man and his entire family
joint- heirs with, and socially equal to, his
own well- beloved son ( Rom. 8 : 17, 29),
who knew and was in perfect accord with,
the benevolent designs of his father. With
the unselfishness of true love the son re-joiced
greatly in the thought of these peo-ple
ultimately sharing his father's wealth
and glory along with himself. He there-fore
had his delight with them ( Prov. 8:
30, 31), and watched over them with great
and tender interest, frequently visiting
them as well as sending them gifts and giv-ing
them good advice ( Job 28: 28). Their
table was constantly supplied with the
choicest fruits and grains, and they were
perfectly free to partake of all the good
things the king had richly given to them
to enjoy ( 1 Tim. 6: 17).
They were to continue to have the unin-terrupted
good- will and fellowship of both
the king and his son so long as they would
take heed to observe one thing— the com-mand
of the king that they should never
eat of one certain dish that he named, and
which was placed among the others within
their reach ( Gen. 2 : 9). They were for-bidden
to even look into it to see what was
there. Now, his command was not hard
For them to observe while their hearts were
adl of love and faith towards the king for
giving them such a beautiful and well- fur-nished
home. He had even supplied ser-vants
for their comfort ( Gen. 1: 26), and
had made a system of irrigation for the
land that was simply marvelous ( Gen. 2:
g). He had also appointed the most beau-tifully
dressed and wonderful musicians
that ever were known to minister to their
enjoyment. All around was sweet and
lovely and they and their associates were
perfectly happy ( Job 38 : 7). There was
consequent upon having to labor harder
and raise their children amid surroundings
and under circumstances that occasioned
many temptations to evil, yet he permitted
them to remain in their own country and
to retain their servants. But the servant
that had given his clothes to the enemy was
punished by being degraded and separated
with all his descendants from among the
other servants.
The king permitted the man and his wife
to also retain many of their former advan-tages,
but some of them were lost, the
greatest among those lost being their former
perfect heart- fellowship or communion with
the king, and the privilege of continuing to
live until the time would come which he
had appointed by his own authority ( Mat.
24 : 36 ; Acts 1: 7) for taking them to the
better country, that is, the king's own coun-try
( Heb. 11 : 16), to live with him as he
had previously intended. They did not de-serve
half of what remained to them; much
less did they deserve to be taken to live
with the king. But, as we have said, he
was kind and very merciful and he resolved
to so arrange matters that if they would not
continue to despise and disobey him, but
would believe in him and faithfully observe
his will as it would be revealed from. time to
time during the future, they would even
yet receive that glorious elevation he had
designed for them at the first. His son
threw himself heart and soul and wealth
( 1 Cor. 8 : 9) into cooperating with his
father in the execution of his munificent
designs; and, notwithstanding what it
might cost him, he decided to endure any
humiliation, trial, or suffering that might be
necessary on the king's side in order to de-feat
the enemy in the man's behalf, protect
the latter and his family while they lived,
as well as preserve their dust even after
they had died, and to ultimately bring eve-rything
to a satisfactory conclusion for
those who would believe and obey the king.
Moreover it was decided and understood
that those who would be disloyal and would
give their hearts over to the service of the
enemy, would, at the time when all things
were to be restored, have to share in that
enemy's certain and final overthrow ( Job
21 : 30 ; Mat. 25: 41), and they would only
have their own selves to blame for their
miserable end.
Now, this is but an allegory or parable,
yet it contains an epitome of the truth con-cerning
God's plan, the creation, the fall,
and the redemption of mankind. Next week
we shall give more particularly some of the
plain teachings of the Scriptures upon the
final restitution of those things that yet
remain to be restored.
just enough work to do to keep them
ployed ( Gen. 2: 15) and they were fr
from all anxious care.
Ever y thing went well for a season, b
the king's enemy ( Mat. 13: 39) who hear
of the happy colony determined to ma
their felicity, and, if possible, to kill the
obtain their possessions, and defeat any d
signs that the king might have concernin
them. This enemy had himself once bee
a subject of the king, but along with sora
followers he had not kept his own prim
pality, but had left his proper habitatio
( Jude 6) and had therefore been shut out
from the king's fair country, and at thi
time he dwelt in a dark, dark land, where
he was constantly making plans and striv
ing to do all the harm he could, and seekin
to seduce and overpower such of the king'
loyal subjects as he could come in contact
with or influence.
He now consulted with his followers a
to the best way for them to set about try
ing to attain his object concerning the man
f
and they finally decided to constrain on
of the latter's servants to be their agent o
instrument in the matter. So the chic
among them was chosen - for the work be
cause he had considerable power and could
transforin himself ( 2 Cor. 11 : 14) so as
to deceive the unwary. In some way he
managed one day to associate himself with
and to persuade a certain artful servant
of the man to let him put on his clothes.
Dressed in these he then went to see the
man's wife; for he believed that he could
deceive her more readily than he could the
man, and he wisely judged that her hus-band
would easily be reached and overcome
through his love for her. Now, he succeeded
so well in concealing his true character that
the woman thought it really was her ser-vant,
and she listened attentively to all he
had to say. He opened the conversation
by referring to the king's commandment
concerning the dish ( Gen. 3 : 1), and he
endeavored to persuade her to believe that
the king after all was selfish, and that while
he had given them many other good things
to eat he had kept back this dish because
it was of such a nature that if they ate
of it they would receive knowledge that
the king alone possessed. He grew bold and
really lied straight out, denying the king's
words and saying that it was because he
was envious that he had forbidden them to
eat of it, for the reason that if they did
so they would be as himself ; that is, they
would know what he ' mew_
Since the dish was among the others it
evidently contained what was good for
food; and the name that the king had given
to it when he had spoken to them, seemed
to corroborate what the servant was now
telling her. So without stopping to con-sider
the unlawfulness of the act, or wait-ing
until they could see the king or his
son and ask of them the real reason why
the dish was prohibited, the man and his
wife that very afternoon lifted the cover
off, and quick as thought there flew out
a beautiful snow- white bird called Inno-cence.
It uttered a most sad- sounding note,
and to their great dismay they saw it as-cend
and disappear into the clear blue sky.
Oh, how they did wish it would come back
and that they could regain it! How ashamed
they felt! An awful fear, too, filled their
hearts, causing a great lump to rise into
their throats which almost threatened to
choke them. They also perceived that things
around about them seemed to have lost
their freshness, and that instead of a sweet
smell there was a foul odor ( Isa. 3 : 24)
which made them feel sick ( Mat. 9 : 11- 13).
Just then they heard the sound of the king's
approach. Oh, what were they to do ?
Ashamed and knowing that the bad smell
as well as the show of their countenances
would witness against them and declare
their guilt ( Isa. 3 : 9), they hasted and
hid among the trees of the garden. With
fast- beating hearts they heard their names
called, and with. bowed heads they came
forth and stood before the Lord. He ques-tioned
them earnestly and was in great grief
on account of their evil thought of him and
their resulting disobedience. He saw that
they must now be brought under disci-pline;
and while he was sorely displeased
at their conduct he was also merciful.
As the scripture saith, In wrath he re-membered
mercy; and though he had to
turn them out of that very beautiful and
fertile spot where they were living, and
they had now to bear the toil and anxiety
THE GOSPEL TRUMPET
all that he hath, he can not be my disci-ple."
Luke 14: 33. Paul says, " But what
things were gain to me, those I counted
loss for Christ. Yea doubtless, and I
count all things but loss for the excellency
of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord:
for whom I have suffered the loss of all
things, and do count them but dung, that
I may win Christ."
This includes all ungodliness. " For the
grace of God that bringeth salvation hath
appeared to all men, teaching us that, de-nying
ungodliness and worldly lusts, we
should live soberly, righteously, and godly,
in this present world." Titus 2 : 11, 12.
Isaiah says, " Let the wicked forsake his
way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts:
and let him return unto the Lord, and he
will have mercy upon him; and to our
God, for he will abundantly pardon."
Praise God! How willing the Lord is to
pardon if you will only obey his Word.
Worldly pleasure is another item that
must be given up. " Love not the world,
neither the things that are in the world.
If any man love the world, the love of the
Father is not in him. For all that is in
the world, the lust of the flesh, and the
lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is
not of the Father, but is of the world."
1 John 2: 15, 16. " And be not conformed
to this- world : but be ye transformed by
the renewing of your mind, that ye may
prove what is that good, and acceptable,
and perfect, will of God." Rom. 12 : 2.
We see by the above scriptures, that the
love of the world must be given up by all
who follow the Lord, and that we should
not be conformed to this world, but be
transformed. " Wherefore lay apart all
filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness,
and receive with meekness the engrafted
word, which is able to save your souls."
" In like manner also, that women adorn
themselves in modest apparel, with shame-facedness
and sobriety; not with broided
hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array;
but ( which becometh women professing
godliness) with good works." 1 Tim. 2: 9,
10.
There are many professors of Christian-ity
but very few in comparison who really
possess it. Jesus says, The way is narrow,
and few there be that walk in it.' You can
see the majority of professors of to- day,
adorning themselves with costly array,
wearing pearls, gold, plumed hats, ruffles,
tucks, unnecessary ribbons and laces, etc.,
which are only put on for show and style.
This is superfluity. May God help precious
souls to make their escape from these things
and also help them to see and understand
his Word as it is. " Ye adulterers and adul-teresses,
know ye not that the friendship of
the world is enmity with God? whosoever
therefore will be a friend of this world is
the enemy of God." Jas. 4: 4. Jesus says,
" No man can serve two masters : for either
he will hate the one, and love the other;
or else he will hold to the one, and despise
the other." 0 dear reader, have you
counted the cost as it is in the Word of
God? If not, we ask you in the name of
Jesus to commence to count the cost before
it is forever too late. Do you love the
world and its friendship ? Jesus can save
you from it all. Praise his dear name !
You must give up your best worldly
friends to follow Jesus. " He that loveth
father or mother more than me, is not wor-thy
of me : and he that loveth son or daugh-ter
more than me is not worthy of me."
Mat. 10: 37. You see by the Word of God
that it behooves us to count the cost. We
must forsake all to follow Jesus if we ever
want to make heaven our home. We must
give up our own life and give it all over
to Jesus, and let him do as he sees is best
for us. Are you willing to just forsake all
for Jesus' sake ? If so, then " come now,
and let us reason together, saith the Lord:
though your sins be as scarlet, they shall
be as white as snow; though they be red
like crimson, they shall be as wool." Praise
the Lord for the glorious invitation to set
you free I He further says that if we con-fess
our sins he is faithful and just to
forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from
all unrighteousness. Whosoever will, may
come and drink of the water of life freely.
Amen.
" Blessed be the Lord, because he hath
heard the voice of my supplications."
Psa. 28 : 6.
" Deep in unfathomable mines
Of never failing skill,
God treasures up his bright designs
And works his sovereign will.
" His purposes will ripen fast,
Unfolding every hour;
The bud may have a bitter taste,
But sweet will be the flower.
" Then judge him not by feeble sense,
But trust him for his grace:
Behind a frowning providence
He hides a smiling face.
" Blind unbelief is sure to err,
And scan his works in vain:
God is his own interpreter,
And he will make it plain."
COUNTING THE COST.
BY PERM It. ORITZMACHER.
IT is necessary for every one who would
make heaven his home to consider the cost.
Many precious souls are being deceived by
the enemy by not so doing, while others
are deceiving themselves and also deceiv-ing.
others. In Luke 14 : 28- 30 we read,
" For which of you, intending to build a
tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth
the cost, whether he have sufficient to fin-ish
it ? Lest haply, after he hath laid the
foundation, and is not able to finish it, all
that behold it begin to mock him, saying,
This man began to build and was not able
to finish." How many precious souls have
been led astray by not counting the cost
according to the Word of God. Dear read-er,
have you counted the cost? Jesus says
it costs all you have to follow him. Have
you given up all to follow Jesus ? or are you
still giving orders to suit yourself, instead
of waiting on the Lord and letting him
direct you as it pleases him? " So likewise,
whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not
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The sin of sect making has been popular-ized,
canonized, and declared orthodox.
In the beginning of the gospel no sin
was more shocking to the Christian body
than the sin of heresy.
Heresy is antichrist in spirit, doctrine,
and practise; it is not only foreign to
Christ, but opposes him.
God has a plan, a standard, by which he
gatheres together unto himself; and those
gathered by him, to him, and for him, are
his body, being members of him.
There must be a standard of truth in
order that truth be approved and error be
disapproved. Professed Christianity divi-ded
and heretical has no standard. They
are unaware that God has so provided.
Each heretical body has its own standard,
and judges only its own members, often dis-missing
them on charge of false doctrine
because they believe in holiness, or freedom
from sin.
On the definition of heresy Webster ob-serves
that " The Scriptures being the
standard of faith, any opinion that is re-pugnant
to its doctrine is heresy ; but as
men differ in the interpretation of Scrip-ture,
an opinion deemed heretical by one
body of Christians may be deemed orth-odox
by another." Then the Word of
God ceases to be a standard because men
differ in their interpretations, and heresy
becomes orthodox; and vice versa..
If we, like Webster, admit these heretical
bodies to be Christians, then we are at sea.
Truth becomes error to him that rejects it
and lies become truth to him that believes
them. The spirit of antichrist under Chris-tian
garb can rule out the teachings of the
Holy Spirit as false doctrine and wrest
the Scriptures in support of heresy.
If the teaching of Scripture is plain on
any one subject it is plain and decisive on
the " one body" only ' one bocry of Chris-tians.
The Scripture says it in positive
language— not in theological deduction or
inferential speculations—" There is one
body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called
in one hope of your caling." Eph. 4: 4.
" Baptized by one Spirit into one body."
1 Cor. 12: 13. " So we [ Christians] being
many are owe body in Christ, and every
one members one of another." Rom. 12: 5.
All that are in . Christ constitute one body
only.
Webster is mistaken about there being
more than " one body" of Christians. This
mistake is a fundamental error in doctrine
and repugnant to the teachings of Scrip-ture,
and is heretical according to his own
definition of the term heresy. All bodies
other than the body of Christ are heresies,
and their founders and supporters are her-etics.
. Ignorance is the only apology for
any one in sect business, and the preaching
of the gospel takes away that cloak: leaving
all who reject the Word of God on this
point as sinners and not Christians.
The prayers, ministry, sanctification and
sacrificial atonement of the Son of God was
for the express purpose of bringing about a
perfect plan of salvation which unifies the
children of God in one body. Then it fol-lows
that all labor spent in the building of
many bodies is spent in direct opposition
to the will of God as expressed in the
prayer, ministry-, sanctification and atone-ment
of the Lord Jesus Christ.
Popularizing the sin of heresy makes the
manufacture of sects a necessity, declaring
their existence unavoidable. Notwithstand-ing
the Word of God forbids division. And
more than that the early Christians before
the days of the apostacy proved the practi-cability
of " one body in Christ," and since
the days of the apostacy, God's church is
again demonstrating the same truth, living
in unity and harmony, both in Spirit and
doctrine practising the whole Word of God
independent of and separate from all hu-man
institutions. " One body in Christ."
G. L. G.
Office Items.
Orders for " Travels and Experiences in
Other Lands" are now being filled.
At the beginning of this week Bro. E. E.
Byrum left for Muscatine, Ia., in response
to an urgent call to come to that place.
We have received from Honolulu an or-der
for books amounting to $ 16.50.
A new backing machine for the book-bindery
is needed to replace the old worn-out
machine which was purchased second
hand and brought with us from Michigan.
We are glad to note the return of Bro.
B. Wind, who has worked at this Office
before.
We have now a special offer of the Shin-ing
Light. See advertisement on seventh
page.
General Notes
and News.
Geo. W. Shockey reports a meeting held
near Shenendoah, Va., by himself and Geo.
E. Sipe, where there were ten consecrations.
J. E. Wilson and wife have been travel-ing
with horse and wagon through the coun-try,
in new places, and find many who are
longing to live right. No address was given
to their letter, but they were likely in Flo-rida,
as they live in that State, and are ex-pecting
to meet Bro. W. 0. Williams in a
meeting at Bassenger, May 25th. Their
permanent address is Hurst, Fla.
Bro. Willie H. Jackson, of Simpson, La.,
has been doing local work about his home,
and writes that he and Bro. J. E. Forrest
of Coushatta, La., are expecting to be at
the Moundsville as. sembly. He suggests
that brethren aid Bro. Forrest in his trav-eling
expenses, as he will need help on that
line, and'all have enjoyed the articles from
his pen, which have been freely given to
the readers through the TRUMPET.
A. brother from Wisconsin writes an ur-gent
appeal to the brethren everywhere,
suggesting that they make a special effort
to help the ministers and gospel workers
to attend the Moundsville assembly, by pay-ing
their railroad fare there and return.
This is not for a pleasure trip, or just to
see the country, but for the advancement
of the cause of Christ. If all the evangel-ists
and traveling gospel workers, dud the
elder of each congregation were to be pres-ent
at this meeting we are confident there
would be a wonderful advancement in spir-itual
affairs in every community. Let eve-ry
congregation begin at once and prepare
to help some one along the way. And those
who come should feel the weight and re-sponsibility
enough to determine to get a
benefit, so as to benefit others upon their
return. We not only expect ministers to
be present, but others also. Every lover of
the truth will receive a cordial welcome.
Samuel Ford, who has been in the gospel
work in Kentucky, is now located at Sum-mitville,
Ind.
J. C. Blaney and H. A. Brooks, from
Canada, have been visiting the churches in
Northern Michigan. The Lord has honored
their labors with good results.
S. R. McElmurry writes that until May
15th his address will be Norwood, Mo.
Mrs. J. G. Moore, of La Grange, Tex.,
informs us that a few of them in that place
have agreed to meet every day, seeking for
spiritual help and a revival of true religion
in that town, and are praying God to send
some one who really knows and loves him
to preach to them.
J. W. Howard reports a meeting held at
Dustin, I. T., where two were saved and
baptized; one reclaimed, and prospects for
a good work.
Mary Williams, 73 W. Broadway, New-port,
R. I., says they began special prayer
during the week of prayer and are contin-uing
the same. Two souls have been saved
and they are earnestly praying for some
workers.
It sometimes may seem somewhat dis-couraging
to some because they do not see
more direct results from their labors. It is
the duty of each. Christian worker to go
forth and sow the good seed. Some will be
sure to fall upon good ground even though
much is lost by the wayside. The fruit will
come forth in due time, and when the har-vest
comes there will be an abundant yield.
Those who- have been sowing the good seed
by way of scattering tracts and papers are
not always privileged to see what the re-sults
may be. We who are here at the Office
can see the fruits of these labors from the
many letters that come in from various
parts of the world from people who have
come in possession of some literature, or
heard some one preach or testify. A letter
just received from the State of South Caro-lina
well illustrates what the effects of these
labors may bring forth. It reads as follows :
" Find enclosed money, for which send
the TRUMPET to the two names given below.
This is the result of a brother handing some
tracts to some children as he passed along
the road."
We have the address of several hundred
missionaries and gospel workers in China,
and each one ought to have the TRUMPET
and some books and tracts sent to them.
Any one wishing to remain at home and do
foreign missionary work can gratify their
desires by taking advantage of this oppor-tunity.
Among the latest reports from northern
India, it is estimated that about thirteen
thousand people lost their lives in the re-cent
earthquake. From Jan. 1st to March
11th, three hundred and thirty- six thou-sand,
eight hundred and ninety- nine people
in India died from the bubonic plague.
Cholera and smallpox are also raging. News
comes from northern India that because of
cold and frost in February the crops Were
destroyed to the extent that a famine m
those parts is sure to follow. All this to_
gether with the darkness of heathenism
makes a sad state of affairs.
Do not forget to pray for the camp and
grove- meetings everywhere.
The meeting at Moundsville, W. Va. will
be held May 26th to June 4th. It prom; se,
to be one of the best ever held at this place.
People are writing from every direction for
hundreds of miles, about coming. Some are
coming to get saved from their sins, others
for sanctification, or spiritual help and
strength, healing, more light and a better
understanding of the Word, an anointing of
the Holy Spirit, etc. Special arrangements
will be made to accommodate and care fol
the people. Come praying. Let those who
can not come join in earnest prayer at
home, and thereby receive a benefit and help
pray a benefit down upon others. We be-lieve
the Lord will make it a glorious gath-ering
together of his children which will
also result in the salvation of many souls.
Questions
Answered.
Please answer the following questions
through the TRUMPET:
1. Will a person commit no sin after re-ce-
ving sanctification? 2. Is it against
sanctification to wear corsets, or to wear
silks, ribbons, fashionable dresses, tie pins
or brooches ? 3. Do you approve of a sanc-tified
parent permitting his children to
mingle with every class of company; es_
pecially in going where they like on Sun-day
? 4. Also in taking part in worldly
games such as checkers and cards ?
Ans. 1. No. A person will not commit
sin when sanctified, neither will he do so
when justified. The justified life is a sin-less
one. " He that committeth sin is of
the devil. " Whosoever is born of God
doth not commit sin." " In this the chil-dren
of God are manifest and the children
of the devil : whosoever doeth not right-eousness
is not of God."— Quotations from
1 John 3 : 8, 9, 10. These texts sufficiently
prove that no one in Christ will commit
sin. Then verse 6 of same chapter makes
it doubly plain : " Whosoever abideth in
him sinneth not. Whosoever sinneth bath
not seen him neither known him " This
in substance teaches us that in the act of
committing sin no one sees or knows Christ.
To see him and know him means to keep
from committing sin. This is true in the
justified life, but a soul not yet sanctified
is not likely to keep justified very long.
Some have had different experiences from
others with reference to keeping justified.
Som have testified that they have lived
months without any consciousness of any
disposition of sin in the heart. The time
comes in the experience of every unsanc-tified
soul when this disposition is manifest,
and if permitted to have its way it will
destroy the experience of justification. It
takes the experience of sanctification to
keep justification.
2. It is against the experience of a New
Testament saint to wear anything and eve-rything
forbidden in the Word of God-
Through ignorance of the Word, • some
young converts, or some older in experience
may have been wearing something thus foe
- biden, but light from the Word is al that
livsitnhectehsesawryorltdo. bring us to non- conformity
3. No. Every saved parent is under ob-ligation
to cautiously protect and guard
his children from every evil influence to
the extent of his ability. There is OA
and, in fact, nearly all the company Of
this corrupt age, that is utterly unfit for
our children to keep company with, Yet t°
some extent they will come into contact
with these influences. But a careful guard
must be placed around our children. All
that are under our roof and at our table
must be compelled to obey, and we can 10
be justifiable in the sight of God and let
our children do as they please and go Where
thhomeye p]. iec racslee,. so long as they are within time
4. All gambling games will lead to gam-bling.
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Oh, can you not see that that is not God's
way ? You may not understand God's
reasons for being so radical and uncom-promising,
but I promise you that you will
if you obey God. The light does not shine
into your soul until you open your soul
to the light. Many deluded souls profess-ing
holiness, and perhaps preachers, pray-ing
long, loud prayers, perusing the Word
of God frequently every day, have fallen
into the snares of these gods, because they
did not obey the voice ( the Word) that
said, ' Make no league with them '' ; " throw
down their altars." Oh, dear ones, do you
know when you are in this condition and
pretending to preach the Word of God to
hungry souls, that God's wrath must be
upon you? That is why so many of the
so- called holiness preachers are devil- pos-sessed
and do, not realize it. They just
make a little league and leave up a little
altar, presuming that God did not mean
just what he said, and presently a little
god is there, and they ( preachers) just go
forth as " angles of light" " For such are
false apostles, deceitful workers, transform-ing
themselves into the apostles of Christ,
and no marvel; for Satan himself is trans-formed
into an angel of light." I have
heard of some preachers living sumptously,
eloquently concerning the things of the
world— art, literature, etc., and the excuse
for this was that they might draw a certain
class. Be not deceived. The only class
that Jesus came to save was the lost, and
the lost soul seeking the real Christ will
see him even if he has not where to lay his
head. Yes, if behind the prison bars you
are humble and holy enough to lift up
Jesus, the lost soul will see Him though
he ( the lost) may have been reared in
eloquence.
Dear ones, no matter what offends, tear
it down, pluck it out, stand unexeused be-fore
God as you will at that last day and see
what his Word says. It is the same Word
that will judge you then. Oh, what a little
snare might cheat our souls and turn the
balances against us that we might be found
wanting. Beware of the leagues and altars
that breed the snares to your souls. Re-member
God says, " Ye shall make no
league with the inhabitants of this land;
throw down their altars: . . . They shall
be as thorns in your sides, and their gods
shall be a snare unto you." Judges 2: 2, 3;
also Deut. 7: 5 says, " Ye shall destroy
their altars, and break down their images,
and cut down their groves, and burn their
graven images with fire, for thou art an
holy people unto the Lord." Remember
" no man can serve two masters." Do not
let " the light that is in thee be darkness."
BE NOT DECEIVED.
BY CLARA. BICAT; MTER.
LOOKING down through the future ages
of time until Iris eye rested upon the present
day, the Spirit bade John write : " And
when the thousand years are expired, Satan
shall be loosed out of his prison, and shall
go out to deceive the nations." Rev. 20:
7, 8. From the history of the dragon ( Pa-gan
Rome), the beast ( Papal Rome), and
the false prophet ( Protestantism) we learn
that they have all been cages of deception,
and through them Many souls have been
deluded and seduced. This same Satanic
power which has been working singly
through the past centuries, now in this
evening time burst forth with trebbled fury
and power upon the souls of men. There-fore
the blessed Master, in order to protect
his little flock, says, " Take heed that ye
be not deceived ; for many shall come in my
name, saying, I am Christ; . . . go ye not
therefore after them." Luke 21: 8. And
again, " Beware of false prophets, which
come to you in sheep's clothing, but in-wardly
they are ravening wolves." Mat. 7:
15.
In this time of awful darkness and de-ception,
every child of God needs to keep
his eyes alone on Jesus and the precious
Word, or he will be drawn into some of the
devil's nets, or captured by some of his
devouring agents that he has scattered
through the world to- day. The enemy knows
that the dead formality can no longer suc-ceed
in deceiving men, as it is too easily de-tected;
so he has dressed it up in a different
suit, calling it " holiness," thus making it
to appear outwardly just as nearly like the
" beloved city of the saints" as possible,
even working miracles now and then to
further deceive the people, making them
think there is no difference. Only those
who are in this reformation heart and soul
and have his Word and Spirit abiding with-in,
can " discern between him that serveth
God, and him that serveth him not," and
who " by reason of use have their senses
exercised to discern both good and evil."
Heb. 5: 14.
We read in 2 Thes. 2, that after the fall-ing
away ( the apostasy) the wicked ( one)
should be revealed, " Whose coming is after
the working of Satan, with all power and
signs and lying wonders, and with all de-ceivableness
of unrighteousness in them
that perish " And why? " Because they
received not the love of the truth that they
might be saved." So we see on every hand
people working miracles and doing won-ders
in the name of Jesus and yet prompted
by a power that is not divine, for not one of
these " healers" will accept all the Word of
God. These same persons tell of what won-derful
works they have done, and try to
publish how greatly God is using them. We
who are saved can tell at once this is not the
Spirit of Christ.
Peter and John, when the people wonder..
ingly beheld them, said: " Why look ye so
earnestly on us, as if by our own power or
holiness we had done this?" People who
exalt self can not be the true ministers of
God, hence their work must be attributed
to some other source. These are they of
whom Jesus said, " Many will say to me
in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not proph-esied
in thy name, and in thy name east
out devils?" etc., and then shall he " profess
unto them, I never knew knew you." Mat.
7: 22, 23. If their power were of God he
would have been right there when the rair-racle
was performed, and would have
known all about it.
We read in Rev. 16 that when the sixth
angel poured out his vial, three unclean
spirits like frogs came out of the mouths
of the dragon, the beast, and the false
prophet, which are the spirits of devils
working miracles. Ver. 12, 13, 14. Truly
this is that Satanic power which is deceiv-ing
all nations by the miracles which it per-•
forms. Then let us take heed that we be
not deceived by any of these things, but
keep our eyes on Jesus alone, and he will
deliver from deception, and keep us where
the clear light of heaven can shine upon our
souls. If you have been made free by the
truth of the Lord, then stand by it until
death, and be not carried about by divers
and strange doctrines, or by any wind of
doctrine; but get the true doctrine in your
heart, and your heart into the true doc-trine,
then you can know you are in the
right way, and your soul will be kept in
his love. Therefore, " Take heed that ye
be not deceived."
But some may say, " Can we not go and
see if there is any good in them?" Jesus
says, " Go ye not after them." Therefore,
let us get settled upon the heights of Zion
and " keep our garments unspotted,"
ready for the coming of the Lord.
THE LOVE OF GOD IN US.
BY EVA KNIGHT
" AND I have declared unto them thy
name, and will declare it : that the love
wherewith thou hast loved me, may be in
them, and I in them." John 17 : 26. This
was a part of Jesus' prayer for his disci-ples.
When Jesus was talking to his dis-ciples,
we notice in the 14th and 15th
chapters of John, his conversation was
mostly about love. The verse just quoted
above is one that has a deep meaning, espe-cially
where he says, " That the love where-with
thou hast loved me may be in them."
How great was that love, and haw did he
manifest it ? It was so great that he said
in John 3: 35; " The Father loveth the Son
and hath delivered all things into his
hands," and in Col. 1: 16, " For by him
were all things created, that are in heaven,
and that are in earth, visible and invisible,
whether they be thrones, or dominions, or
principalities, or powers; all things were
created by him, and for him ; and he is
before all things, and by him all
things consist." And yet he gave him as
a sacrifice to be offered up for the " sins
of the people." Was that love ? Yes, that
was truly an offering of love, a sacrifice
Without blemish, and so great that it was
April 20, 1905.
THE GOSPEL TIRIMPET
VE!.
DO YOU LOVE JESUS?
G. P. TASRER.
THIS is a very simple question and is
sometimes lightly answered. Do not turn
from it; but prove now your own self.
Have you the same simplicity of faith in
Christ, and the same inward affection for
him that you had when you first found sal-vation
from your sins? How completely
you bowed in submission to his will. How
easy it was to trust, and how sweet to obey
his words and his will. Love imparted a
sacred fragrance to your words and actions
which made their nature divine and proved
your sonship to God, " for every one that
loveth is born of God and knoweth God."
The gentle simplicity of a life that is
given up to the influence of divine love
sends forth a precious perfume which
brings praise unto God. The Lord has de-livered
us from sin and the devil and filled
us with his marvelous light that we should
show forth His virtues : that we might be,
as it were, transparent mediums through
which his glory may be displayed.
We instinctively honor those we truly
love. If you love Jesus it is him you
preach, and you offer up yourself a living
sacrifice that his life may be manifested
in your mortal flesh. Has the glory of the
Lord arisen upon your heart? Then the
command is, " Arise and shine" that his
glory may be seen upon you. Is Christ in
you the attraction to others? or is his life
and beauty obscured by your own self ?
There is another thought connected with
this. We are useful only as we are filled
with the life of Christ and the knowledge
of his will. Neither the wrath of man nor
his ado or bustle work the righteousness
of God; and the command, " study to be
quiet," if obeyed in the spirit will yield
the sweets of divine guidance and sancti-fied
activity. We are sanctified by the will
and to the will of God. Our life- work set
before us and unfolding moment by mom-ent
is that precious will. In this we follow
the Lamb whithersoever he goeth.
Only what we do according to the
truth and in the grace of the Spirit is of
the nature of gold, silver, and precious
stones. Some men have in the past built
structures of the wood, hay, and stubble
kind upon the true foundation, and some
are doing so yet. Such works can not stand
the testing fire of the day of Christ, al-though
the builders themselves may be
saved, " yet so as by fire," providing they
held faith and a good conscience.
Dear child of God, seek to know along
what lines God is working and do not waste
time, strength, money, and substance upon
work that is not being done according to
the mind and the pure and full gospel of
God. " And if a man also strive for mas-teries,
yet is he not crowned, except he
strive lawfully." 2 Tim 2: 5.
SNARES.
BY MABEL C. PORTER.
TO- DAY in this age of deception, when
we find so many souls daily drifting down
deceived, backslidden, dissatisfied, longing
for a clear experience, " ever learning, yet
never coming to a lmowledge of the truth,"
we hear some one ask, " How can we know
whom we serve?" It brings before us the
straitness of the gate, the narrowness of
the way, and the perfectness of God's
saints. To- day there are a great many
pointing upward saying, " This is the way
to heaven." There are even a great many
holiness ways, but there is only one true
way. You may know you are in that way
if your life is in perfect harmony with
God's Word, for Jesus said, " I am come
alight into the world, that whosoever be-lieveth
on me should not walk in dark-ness."
John 12 : 46. In verse 48 he says,
" The word that I have spoken, the same
shall judge him in the last day." So let
us uncompromisingly follow the Word. Let
us measure our lives by the Word that in
the last day, when we are weighed in the
balances ( the Word) we will not be found
wanting.
You may shift along in business matters
or deceive people socially, but you will not
reach the desired heaven unless you dili-gently
seek and search the way. It is a
simple way, and babes and fools can find it ;
but it is given only to the contrite heart
who is willing to humbly , accept God's
immutable Word.
Now concerning the snares that entrap
the souls plodding along in the wilderness,
watching the signboards, we would like to
say, Beware of compromise. It is a thing
God hates and it is a breeder of snares to
your soul. To the Israelites God said : " I
will never break my covenant with you.
And ye shall make no league with the in-habitants
of this land; ye shall throw down
their altars : but ye have not obeyed my
voice : why have ye done this? Wherefore,
I also said, I will not drive them out from
before you; but they shall be as thorns in
your sides, and their gods shall be a snare
unto you." So to- day when you present
your body to be used to the glory of God,
he can not accept it unless you are decided
and determined to make na league ( com-promise)
with the inhabitants ( spiritual
enemies) of the land. In the first place,
have you laid bare your heart to the pierc-ing
eye of God? Is there nothing covered
up or hidden? Do you dare to let God
have his way? As the enemy presents him-self,
do you dare with holy boldness to
" throw down the altars." For instance,
just to illustrate, God says, " Go ' and sell
that thou hast, and give to the poor." You
know God does say that to some. Did you
unreservedly leave it all, completely all—
every little article, not treasuring an iota
in your heart ? Are you sure you made
" no league" ? Have you left it there? or
do you sometimes have to make excuses
for yourself ? When brother's appearance
in dress reminded you that he needed your
other coat, did you commence thinking of
something else quick— just a little compro-mise
with the devil ? Do not rebel when
God says, " Give." It is the little foxes
that spoil the vines, and often the devil
watches to get us to unconsciously make a
league with him. That is why we are to
" watch." Truly, " their gods shall be
a snare unto you," for if the enemy can
just get up one little altar on any line h .
will soon have a god there to snare your
soul.
Just this summer a brother was preach-ing
on giving and a rebel ( in spirit) said
to me, " Now, there it is again on giving.
You have given ever y thing— home, ambi-tion,
husband, ever y thing to God. What
else does he want ?" I saw my wealmess
and quickly cried, " My God, throw down
their altars; show me anything in my pos-session
I covet. Oh, take it away from
me." The battle was fought in a short time.
Jesus was victorious and how I did after-wards
enjoy the sermons on giving. I was
so in hopes I could find something or some
way to give or to help some one else. I
do not mean to convey the idea that the
enemy works only on the line of giving;
that was only to illustrate.
There is one line that I feel that we
parents should humble and burden our-selves
an, and that is to uncompromisingly
and diligently bring our children up to
the glory of God. Now I mean by this
not to be willing to take some saint's ideas
on the subject, nor to go by traditions of
the past, or scholarly theories, or anything
else, but just God's plan. I know he has
a plan, for he has left nothing out, but I
feel as yet we are groping in darkness
concerning many points on this line so far
as the Bible is concerned. Above all, let
us " make no league with the inhabitants
of the land," so far as our children are
concerned. Let us diligently search for the
light on this line as well as on all others. We
each have our individual battles to fight,
but I know God will keep his covenant
with us and will drive out every foe if we
will do our part. Dear ones, when these
enemies confront you do not just turn
away or stifle the voice, but get Jesus in
front and then fight the battle out to the
bitter end, being sure to " throw down their
altars," and to " make no league with
them."
I see so many, many souls to- day who are
willing to go so far into God and yet will
allow the enemy a little altar somewhere.
Some who even see the sin of sectarianism
enough so they will not bind themselves to
any society, yet when God plainly says,
" Be ye not unequally yoked together with
unbelievers," they - will comprominse just a
little. Instead of completely demolishing
their altars they will say; " You are pretty
good fellows. You work with me and I will
with you. We will help each other," etc:
6 THE GOSPEL TRUMPET
April 20, 1905.
manifest to all that the Father withheld
nothing that would be of such vast impor-tance
to him and to us.
He gave the very best he had to give,
" his only begotten Son," the Son of his
love. He was satisfied. Glory to God!
that is the love that Jesus prayed " Might
be in us." " Greater love hath no man
than this, that a man lay down his life for
his friends." His disciples in these last
days, may not be called to be crucified as
Jesus was, but they are to lay down their
lives in the service of the Lord, for the
salvation of mankind. They are to give
the very best they have, their lives, if need
be. A man thinks more of his life than
anything he has on earth. Oh, wonderful
love of God, which surpasseth. knowledge !
oh, love so full and free ! Here is where
the children of God must be to accomplish
anything for God. We must be workers
together with him. " If ye keep my com-mandments,
ye shall abide in my love.
This is my commandment that ye love one
another, as I have loved you." John 15:
10, 12.
Ile offered himself freely as a sacrifice.
" For I came down from heaven, not to
do mine own will, but the will of him that
sent me." Jahn 6 : 38. He offered himself,
and the Father accepted the offering. The
same spirit of unity and love was in both
the Father and San, and it was all for us.
Oh, so much was given that we might be
redeemed! Jesus prayed that the Father
would ' keep his disciples whom he had
given him,' and he says, " Neither pray I
far these alone, but for them also which
shall believe on me through their word;
that they may all be one."
Without this love there can be no spir-itual
fellowship. " Though I speak with
the tongues of men and angels, . . . and
though I have the gift of prophecy, and
understand all mysteries, and all knowl-edge,
and have all faith, so that I could
remove mountains, . .. and though I be-stow
all my goods to feed the poor, and
though I give my body to be burned, and
have not charity it profiteth me nothing."
1 Car. 13 : 1- 3. So it is not by the wisdom
of this world that we will gain an en-trance
into heaven. " For ye see your call-ing,
brethren, how that not many wise
men after the flesh, not many mighty, not
many noble are called." The wise, mighty,
and noble ones of this world are so filled
with their own greatness and wisdom that
there is no room for the meek and lowly
Lamb of God to enter into their hearts,
and be crowned Lord of all.
How much it means to do as Jesus said!
" Unless a man forsake all that he hath
he can not be my disciple." He will do
this willingly if he has the love of God in
his heart; for " love is as strong as death."
S. of Sol. 8: 6. " Love worketh no ill to
his neighbor." We will willingly go to
one in fault and show him his error if we
have this love that " thinketh no evil."
And we will delight to help every one that
nameth the the name of Christ to depart
from evil, and live just as the Master
lived. We can do this by being submissive
to his will, and having perfect faith in
him. This brings us in sweet union with
God. " He that dwelleth in love, dwelleth
in God"; but it must be the love that Jesus
prayed, that " the love wherewith thou hast
loved me, may be in them."
Many persons spend much of their time
in trying to love God with all their heart,
by some kind of a sentimental process;
but they can not work the genuine thing
which will enable us to stand, and give us
boldness in the day of judgment. There
is but one way to get that, which is by that
perfect faith which worketh by love, and
purifies the heart, and brings us into fel-lowship
with the Holy Sanctifier—" dwell-ing
in God, and God in us." God does not
ignore, nor suspend, by this work of heart
purity and perfect love, any faculties of
our minds or functions of our moral con-stitutions,
but there is a perfect acquies-cence
and cheerful blending of our will
with the will of God, which becomes the
rule of our hearts; and- conformity to his
will becomes Our supreme pleasure. A
legitimate fruit of perfect love to God is
love for our neighbor, as for ourselves. Per-fect
love to God does not preclude every
other kind of love, but simply whatever
is opposed to it, and it necessarily includes
just that measure of love we owe to every
News from
the Field.
New Edinburg, Ark., April 10.
There was but little interest manifested
at the meeting at Caspiana, it being a new
field of labor, with but few white people
near and these were proud, haughty, and
wealthy, hence care but little about their
souls. Two, however, were saved— Sister
Sarah E. Even's two oldest children for-merly
of Illinois. The next place I went
was Bennetteville, La., where we had a good
meeting. More thorough work was done
there than I have witnessed for some time.
Several were saved. Six were buried with
Christ in baptism. I then went to . Antrine,
La., and the Word was preached there in
its original purity. That is also a new field,
and though I expected no more than a
seed- sowing, yet a few were saved, and
three were baptized. Several others were
well favored toward the meeting, and some
I am confident will leave sect confusion,
and come to the peaceable city of Zion to
dwell, as soon as they learn the way. Pray
for them. A few were offended at God's
Word, but it takes judgment to redeem
Zion, and some souls must needs be sacri-ficed
in order that God may have a pure
people. God is wonderfully blessing me in
his service for which I give him praise con-tinually.
Have more calls than I can fill
now, but will say to those in Arkansas,
Louisiana, and Texas, so soon as I return
from the North, I will do all I can in
rescuing the lost among you. Write me
and keep me stirred about your own place.
The tent is pitched here and Bro. Mitch-ener
and I will be here for several days for
the controversy of Zion. Fairly good in-terest
already. This is another new field.
Pray for God to live in and rule us. daily.
Yours with greetings, J. E. Forrest.
Bellingham, Wash., April 3.
For the benefit of those passing through,
and those living near we will state that we
have a congregation of about twenty and
meet in a hall located at 1425 C St. Our
prayer- meetings are held Wednesday even-ing
at 7 : 30. Sunday services : Sunday-school,
10 A. M., preaching 11 A. M. and
7: 30 P. M. I believe the church here is in
a very good spiritual condition and the
Lord is adding to the church such as have
a desire to be saved. God has saved several
during the past few months and some who
were backslidden have been reclaimed late-ly.
We closed a very good meeting a short
time ago at which time these erring ones
came home to Father's house. Bro. and
Sister Bamford and Bro. Gillespie were
with us in these meetings and God owned
and blessed their labors to the good of all.
Those coming by boat can take the main
line or Fairhaven and Whatcom car to C
St. where by walking one block north they
will find the hall. Those coming on G. N.
R. R. get off only two blocks south of hall.
We will be glad to see any of the saints
or ministers any time. Yours in the faith
of Jesus, R. L. Austin.
St. Paris, 0., April 9.
Again I can report victory in Jesus'
name. Since the Vinton Co. meeting I have
held three short meetings in Scioto Co., in
the Baptist, Methodist, and Christian
Union meeting- houses. Quite a number of
people acknowledged the truth. Among
the number was a Baptist preacher, who
said he was willing to give up his sect and
tobacco chewing and make a consecration
for perfect holiness. Dear brethren, let us
all pray that the Lord will hasten the time
when all his true children will see the evils
of sect confusion and tobacco chewing and
make their escape before it is too late.
I am now making arrangements to attend
the Moundsville assembly meeting, and so-licit
your prayers. Yours in the love of
Jesus, M. N. Roark.
gomery, La., April 27, 28; Carroll, April
29, 30 ; Clayton, Tex., May 2- 7 ; Lena Sta,
taiofne, wLdaa May 9- 13 ; from there home for
., ys, then to Moundsville assembly
by way of Bunker Hill, Tenn. I want some
single man, a preacher and singer, to tray.
el with me this year. Any one who feels
led to answer this call, meet me at Mounds-ville,
W. Va., or write me there. Let none
respond to this call unless he is consecrated
to be a martyr for Christ and his gospel,
for he may be put to a test. Brethren, pray
for me that the Word of God may have free
right of way in me. Yours faithfully in
Christ, R. H. Owens.
Blackwell, Okla., March 27.
The work here in Blackwell is on the
crease for God. The children's meetings
are real interesting. When we first came
here it looked discouraging, but " if God be
for us, who can be against us?" souls
are being saved from sin, sanctified wholly
and healed by the power of God. We de-sire
the prayers of the saints of God for
the work here and also for us that we may
continue in the ways of the Lord. Your
brother and sister in Christ,
S. and F. Post.
Walla Walla, Wash., April 8.
Since our last report, from Centralia,
Wash., we have been busy in the service of
the Master, having held meetings at Seattle,
Creston, Daisy, Spokane, Fairfield, and
Colfax, Wash. God has been with us, bless-ing
our labors and encouraging our hearts
to continue on in the good work. We are
holding a few meetings here with Bro. S.
P. McCully, at the close of which we go,
after a few days stop at Portland, Ore.,
to the camp- meeting at Lodi, Cal. Pray
for us. Yours in Christ,
F. G. Smith and - Wife.
430 Hawthorne Ave., Portland, Ore.
TESTIMONIES.
Knox, Ind.
I desire to thank God through this paper
and acknowledge his infinite goodness and
mercy in accepting me, healing my mother,
and extending his gracious redemption and
healing to myself. Yours in Christ,
Clara Kane.
Toccoa, Ga.
I praise the Lord for ever letting the
Trumpet fall into my hands, and by read-ing
it and by dear friends giving me tracts
to read I received the light. By the help of
the Lord am willing to walk in every ray
of light as the Lord turns it on. I was
raised a Methodist, and lived an up and
down life until about two years ago. Then
some holiness preachers came through our
settlement, preaching sanctification as a
second definite work of grace. I soon found
that it was what I needed. My soul longed
for it. I fasted and prayed until the Lord
wonderfully blessed my soul and I received
it. Though I was crippled I shouted and
leaped for joy as never before. Oh, it is
so wonderful what the Lord can do for us
if we will only take him at his Word. I
thought then I would have to join a holi-ness
church, for I knew there was no food
for my soul back in the Methodist sect I
praise the Lord this evening because he
never let me have a chance to join one
until the truth of this precious evening
light went home to my heart, by reading
your paper and the kind instruction and
life of a brother and sister. Though here
among sect holiness I am praising the Lord
this evening for delivering my soul from
sect Babylon, and because he can keep vs
in this precious evening light. I am re
IS- joicing to know that his power and grace
sufficient. I can say from my heart this
evening that I am saved and sanctified to
the will and Word of God; and my body
is healed. Glory to his name forever ! 1
want all the saints to pray for me th at I
may keep true to - God. Your sister in the
one body, A 1 da B. Todd.
object having a legitimate claim upon
affections.
The principle of what may be called the
eleventh commandment, that Jesus gave
to his disciples, embodies that superior gos-pel
principle of a voluntary sacrifice of
personal rights, when we can thereby sub-serve
the cause of Christ. This spirit of
self- sacrifice which was so perfectly exem-plified
in Christ, and all for the joy, that
was set before him, of saving poor sinners,
the very work to which in our appropriate
sphere we are called, is the mind of Christ,
which we are to let be in us, through the
power of his laving Spirit.
Libby, Okla.
We commenced meeting here in the name
of Jesus which resulted in winning some
souls to the Lord. This is a new place where
the truth had never before been preached
in its fulness. The preaching of the pure
gospel to save from sin, and the songs of
the Evening Light song- book were new to
the people and they became greatly inter-ested.
Several professed pardon, and thir-teen
baptized. Bro. J. P. Bailey, of Fern,
who had been crushed by the enemy of his
soul through persecutions heaped upon him
by sectarian professors, because his wife
and daughter died while trusting God, re-fusing
doctors and medicines, was greatly
benefited and enabled to get clear again,
for which we give God all the glory. Praise
God!
We next went to our home at Oleta and
held meeting a few nights with the church
at that place. A few souls were benefited
and one aged brother professed conversion.
The Lord seems to be working among the
children, bringing them into the fold. Then
we came back to Bibby again to look after
the Lord ' s work. There are many yet un-der
conviction. May the Lord help them to
yield to the wooings of the Spirit of God.
Pray for us that we keep humble and use-ful
in the hands of the Lord. Yours in
Him, G. W., E. W. and Agnes Carey.
Salem, Ark., April 8.
We have just returned home after sev-en
weeks' labor in Missouri all of which
was blessed of the Lord. Our first meeting,
three miles west of Koshkonong, resulted in
one being saved, two sanctified, and four
or five to* be baptized when we return. Next
the Lord gave us a precious victory at
Brandsville. One saved, one sanctified,
our two escaped the ruins of Babylon, one of
which I was permitted to see. Another
dear sister had just joined the Campbellite
sect, but accepted the truth, and accompa-nied
by three others followed our Lord's
example in baptism.
The work in southern Missouri is open-ing
fast, in which our new tabernacle is
a coworker for the Master. The increase
in demands for meetings in these parts and
earnest entreaties for the pure gospel, will
render it almost impossible for us to at-tend
the Moundsville assembly this spring,
which we had thought of doing. We do
not feel like leaving them when they are so
earnestly entreating for help ; so to all who
have written us along the way, will just
say that we will not get to the assembly
this spring. Yours in much holy love,
W. T. Seaton and J. W. Mason.
Russel, Miss., April 9.
I left my home March 15th and came to
Utica, Miss., where I held a few days' meet-ing.
Some seemed to be interested about
this way. This was a new place. From
there I came to Pickens, Miss. This also
is a new field. God honored his Word.
We held meeting in the Presbyterian meet-ing-
house. The pastor stood by us and en-dorsed
all the Word that was preached.
Some are very honest and, I believe, are
seeing the one church. One was saved and
it taking the TRUMPET. From there I came
to Olney, Miss., and held a meeting with the
best interest I have ever seen there. This
is the place where I passed through some
severe tests six years ago. The enemy
burned my barn and its contents, and
threatened my dear family on the account
of this way.. But all that has passed away.
God sent out his Word with judgment.
Truly, God is redeeming Zion with judg-ment.
I feel that the church at Olney is
in a better condition than they have been
for years. We expect to hold a tent meet-ing
there some time this summer, the Lord
willing.
I came here yesterday and began meet-ing
last night with fair interest. I am not
sure what the outcome will be as this is a
partially new field. Some have been here
in the past who did not have the proper
wisdom ( they have fallen since) and they
caused some to take their stand against this
gospel. I go from here home; then to Mont-
Bridgeville, Del.
God has a few people here who are
contending for the faith once delivere d to
the saints, and who are seeking to know alla
do his will in all thi gs. We do not stop
at the so- called non- essentials which $ 8
many think they do Rot have to do, but
sty
April 20, 1905.
THE GOSPEL TRUMPET 7
The General Camp-
Meeting of California
The church of God of California will meet in the seventh general camp- meeting
on the camp- ground at
Lodi, Cal., April 28 to May 8, 1905
A large gathering of the saints from different parts of the Pacific Coast is ex-pected.
A good supply of ministerial help will be present, who will not shim to
declare all the counsel of God.
A special invitation is extended to all who are suffering with sickness and dis-ease.
Come and hear the teaching and the testimonies on divine healing, and be con-vinced
that Jesus Christ is " the same yesterday and to- day and forever."
EVERYBODY IS INVITED TO COME
and camp in this beautiful grove and enjoy this special season of waiting upon God.
Board and tents will be furnished at cost to those who can not bring supplies with
them. Everybody is requested to bring straw- tick and bedding. Rent for tents,
size, 8x10 or 10x12, for the ten days, will be about $ 1.50. All parties wishing tents
must write so that order will reach us no later than April 20. This must not be
overlooked. All who are too poor to care for themselves will be provided for. The
system of supply is such that all will be cared for alike. Let every saint in Cali-fornia
put forth a special effort to come. Come and bring some unsaved friend along.
If you can not come, send some one in your place. Pray earnestly that God may
grant us the most glorious soul- saving camp- meeting ever held in California.
Services daily at 10 : 30, 2 : 30, and 7: 30. Morning prayer hour, 6 to 7.
Baggage carried to and from trains free.
Lodi is on the Stockton line of the San Francisco and Sacramento Railway
( Southern Pacific System).
SPECIAL NOTICE.
The Southern Pacific Railway Co. will sell tickets to this camp- meeting on the
receipt- certificate plan, provided that there will be fifty or more persons in attend-ance
holding receipts for full fare paid to Lodi. This will apply to any person in
the state of California who purchases a full fare ticket to Lodi over the road of
this company. Let every one, therefore, who purchases a full fare ticket to Lodi,
be sure to ask the agent at purchasing office, for a receipt- certificate. This must
be brought along to the camp- meeting and signed by the properly appointed person
recognized by the Railway Company at Lodi, which when thus signed, and presented to
Lodi ticket agent within two days of close of camp- meeting, will enable holder to pur-chase
ticket home for one- third fare. If you neglect to procure this receipt- certifi-cate
at starting point, and to have it signed at camp- meeting, you forfeit your re-duced
fare home.
Any one wishing to order tent, or for any other information, address
J. W. Byers, Box 28, Lodi, Cal.
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we take pleasure in obeying our blessed
Lord and doing what he commands We
have a meeting- house about one and one-half
miles from town. We meet whenever
the weather is favorable and have a pre-cious
time together. Truly the Lord is with
us. We trust that any of God's true New
Testament ministers who read this and feel
led to come will not quench the Spirit, for
we are willing to obey all the commands
as we learn them.
We have had an assembly meeting. Sev-eral
souls were justified and sanctified. We
have a nice Sunday- school, and the Lord
wonderfully instructs us. Pray for us.
Your brethren in Christ,
R. J. Williams,
Wm. W. White.
Holmes, N. Dak.
I am glad I can report perfect victory
over all the powers of darkness. I am. so
glad for this blessed way of real truth;
that we can manifest the life of Christ in
our mortal bodies. " As he is, so are we in
this present world." 1 John 4: 17. I am
glad that I can say this afternoon that the
Lord has saved, sanctified, and healed me,
and I am fully trusting in him. I can
not thank the Lord enough for healing me
of liver and stomach trouble. He made
a complete work of it. I have not had it
since. I thank him for all his blessings.
Nine years ago the truth was brought to
us and I praise God for it. Oh, how precious
it is to live up to the whole Word of God.
The Lord healed my little boy of a great
weakness in his ankles. He did not walk
till he was four years old, but the Lord
healed him. Praise God for what he is do-ing
for the little church at Holmes. He
keeps us all well soul and body. Pray for
me and the church here. Your sister in
full defense of the truth, Bertha Meyer.
Requests
for Prayer.
I am badly afflicted with sore eyes and
almost blind. I want you all to pray for
me, that the Lord may heal my eyes and
give me sight, Mrs. Ellen Baugh.
Calls for Meetin
Meetings are wanted at Norman Park,
Ga. Address B. W. Mercer.
Can not some one chosen of the Lord
come here and hold meetings J. F. Carnes,
Gore, Chattanooga Co., Ga., R. F. D. No. 1.
A GENERAL CAMP- MEETING FOR THE
NORTHWEST.
For some time we have believed it in
God's order that St. Paul or St. Paul Park
where the Scandinavian publishing work is
located, should be chosen as a permanent
location for a general camp- meeting for the
northwestern States. There are many rea-sons
for this. St. Paul being the greatest
railroad center in the northwest, is the
central location from all directions. A
suitable place for meetings is easily ob-tained;
besides the Scandinavian work
should be kept in closer touch with the En-glish-
speaking ministers and saints. By
having one general well attended camp-meeting,
it will make it possible to obtain
reduced rates over the railroads. We trust
that the saints in the northwest will begin
to prepare to attend the meeting his year,
which will be held June 9- 18. Do not stay
away on account of thinking the meeting
will be mostly in the Scandinavian lan-guage,
as three or four meetings will be held
daily in the English language. We desire
that all who expect to attend this year, will
at once write to B. Erickson, St. Paul Park,
Minn., that we may see . if a sufficient num-ber
will attend that we may secure reduced
rates on the certificate plan. We also trust
that the Lord will send some able and well
established ministers. We ask all the saints
everywhere to pray earnestly for the suc-cess
of this meeting. Your brother and co-laborer
in the gospel, Thomas Nelson.
Meeting Notices.
furnished us. Where reduced rates have been
granted by the railroads and special instructions
A re necessary, space will be given on seventh page,
tf desired. As a general statement that will apply
to all meetings, will say that the saints at the
different places are accustomed to meet at the
trains those coming from a distance ( if notified
to do so), and so far as praticable, to provide
for the comfort of all. Provide yourselves with
bedding if possible. Provisions can always be
procured at reasonable rates. In no ease are
there gate fees or charges for admission. Invita-tion
is extended to all.
Georgetown, S. C. Beginning April 29.
Ministerial help needed. Inda Walker.
Bros. J. M. Harrington and A. A. Kinzie
will commence meeting at Allerton, Ia.,
May 3d, to continue as long as the Lord
leads. Everybody invited. They will be
cared for. Those that can not come, please
make it a special subject of prayer. This
is a new place and many are inquiring for
the gospel. J. L. and Jennie B. Smith.
About the first of May we will begin a
series of tent meetings to be held in and
around Springfield. These meetings will
be held during all the spring season. Preach-ers,
exhorters, and singers will be needed.
Workers' expenses will be met. Any one
feeling led to come, please first address us.
W. J. Henry, Springfield, Mo.
Ordinance meeting at Springfield, Mo.
May 4- 7. Bros. Porter, Davis, Youngblood,
Bryant, and others are expected. Let all
the saints that can, attend this meeting. A
that come will be taken care of. Address
W. J. Henry.
Manchester, Okla. Beginning May 5 to
continue over Lord's day. W. C. Bonne,
Gibbon, Okla.
Hattiesburg, Miss. Beginning May 17.
Ministerial help needed. W. M. Jordan.
Daisy, Wash. Camp- meeting. May 27 to
June 5. On same ground as last year.
Those coming by rail will be met at Addy if
notice is given by addressing J. E. Wilson,
Addy, Wash. Uriah Eslick.
Ellisville, Miss. Beginning June 1. Min-isterial
help needed. L. Marsh.
Portland, Ore. The Oregon camp- meet-ing.
June 2- 11, E. 0. Green, 430 Haw-
St. Paul Park, Minn. General north-western
camp- meeting. June 9- 18. B.
Erickson.
Creston, Wash. June 9- 19. V. C. Maiden.
Spokane, Wash. June 9- 19. J. C.
Forsythe, 02419 Nevada St.
Kippen, Idaho. June 9- 19. Bert Mead.
Peepabun, Ont. June 15- 25. H. W. Nel-son,
Burford, Ont.
Laurel, Miss. Beginning June 16. Min-isterial
help needed. James Owen.
Colfax, Wash. June 24 to July 4. A.
B. Peterman.
Springfield, Mo. Southwest Missouri
camp- meeting. July 20- 30. W. J. Henry.
Carthage, Mo. Sept. 21 to Oct. 1. W. J.
Henry, Springfield, Mo.
OBITUARY.
NUNEMAKER.— Susan, wife of Aaron
Nunemaker, died at her home, four and
one- half miles north of Plymouth, March
25th at 10 : 30 P. M., after a short illness;
aged 50 yrs , 7 mos., and 6 das. She leaves
a husband, one son, one daughter, and a
host of friends to mourn her loss. She died
with a bright evidence that she was ready
to go. Services held by the writer. Text,
Rev. 14 : 13. W. H. Thornburg.
SHULTZ.— Sister Sarah M. Schultz was
born Feb. 6, 1842; died March 26, 1905,
at the home of her daughter, near Monroe
City, Knox Co., Ind.; aged 63 yrs., 1 mo.,
and 20 das. Sister Schultz died triumphant
in the faith. She refused every earthly
remedy, the Lord relieving her of pain at
different times. After she had become
speechless she would lift up her eyes heaven-ward,
showing us that she wanted to go.
She made all arrangements for burial, and
was conscious till the last. She accepted the
whole gospel a short time before her death.
She leaves two daughters, two sons, and
several grandchildren to mourn their loss.
Her death makes us cry, " I want to die the
death of the righteous." Mary A. Wilson.
To save space it is necessary to have meeting
notices brief, omitting all that is unnecessary to
be repeated week after week. We will publish
them with full particulars for two or three suc-cessive
weeks immediately preceding their date, if thorns Ave.
THE GOSPEL TRUMPET April. 20,
EVERYTHING in the divine economy is for
a wise purpose, and is consonant with the
highest reason.
Before entering upon the objects of di-vine
healing it might be well to inquire
briefly into the uses of affliction. And this
must be approached by first considering the
author of afflictions. Peter's testimony of
Christ is as follows : " Who went about do-ing
good, and healing all that were op-pressed
of the devil; for God was with
him." Acts 10 : 38. Here afflictions are as-cribed
to the devil, to his oppressive power
over human flesh. Doubtless, they are usu-ally
the results of violated natural laws
through evil lusts and carelessness, infused
by the devil. His object in these afflictions,
of course, is to break down and destroy
these temples of God.
But God also has a permissive will and
purpose in men's afflictions. By these af-flictions
upon his children he has taught
them many profitable lessons, and brought
them nearer to himself, and they have also
learned thereby to hold more sacred and
obey more carefully the laws that God has
enacted in the realms of nature. Doubt-less
souls have been saved, and others ar-rested
from apostasy by the strong hand
of God in affliction. There have been instan-ces
where God has evidently sent physical
judgment upon men. But these are ex-ceptional.
Usually disciplinary suffering
is the effect of violated organic laws. But
whatever gracious fruit sickness may bring
forth, it is not to the glory of God that his
children should continue long under its
prostrating power. If a more perfect con-formity
to natural laws is needed, or if
spiritual lessons or advancement in divine
grace is the divine object in permitting
these attacks, let the soul draw nigh to
God, find out his good purpose, and reach
the same. And when this is accomplished
the divine use of the affliction terminates,
and the affliction should also. ' But should
no special blessing be contemplated, and
the suffering be only the oppressive work of
Satan, why should it be protracted ? " Is
there no balm in Gilead?" Is not our God
able to deliver his children out of all trou-ble
and afflictions ? " Wherefore then
should the heathen say, Where is their
God?" Let it be known that God is in-deed
with his people, and is a present help
in every need.
What good then can the Lord accomplish
in the exercise of his healing power ? We
will mention only a few things.
1st. Health is the normal state of man,
an important condition of his usefulness.
Deprived of this, he is unable to' answer
the end of his active existence. He is not
qualified to meet the duties he owes to him-self
as a man; to his country as a citizen;
to society as a neighbor; to his family as
a husband and father; nor to his God as
a Christian. Not that he can not be " a
Christian in prostration, but that he can
not fill the sphere of active Christian labor.
Instead of filling life's duties in these sev-eral
relations, he is a care and burden to
others. Hence it is to the glory of God to
heal his children, that Satan be defeated,
and they be able to bring forth fruit unto
God.
2d. By the exercise of his healing power,
in answer to prayer, the Lord manifests
unto his creatures his precious attributes
of sympathy, compassion, and love. Be
hold his heart of love toward suffering hu-manity.
" And Jesus went forth and saw a
great multitude, and was moved with com-passion
toward them, and he healed their
sick." Mat. 11: 14. Blessed be his dear
name! Wherever his eyes beheld the op-pressed
of Satan, beneath the heel of sor-row
and affliction, his hand of love was
stretched forth to heal, and his kind heart
overflowed with words that soothed the
troubled soul. Had he passed through this
vale of sin- inflicted wretchedness with no
eye to pity the suffering, no tears to shed
with the bereaved, and no outstretched arm
to raise up the sick, could men have learned
that his heart is kindness, and his Father's
name love ? Ah, the healing mercies of the
Son of God are needful to reveal the char-acter
of that compassionate God, who
only can bind up our wounds, heal our
HEALED OF NERVOUSNESS.
I have been bothered with nervousness a
long time, but of late . I grew very mu, so
bad that it seemed I would lose my mind,
and my heart, it seemed, would quit beat-ing.
It seemed to almost paralize my
tongue and parts of my limbs. It seemed
as though the enemy would attack me
worse of nights, and as though I could not
possibly live until morning; but by look-ing
to God I would feel better and drop
off to sleep. I believe if I had given up,
the devil would have killed me.
I was anointed - and prayed for, but I
did not get the victory. I kept looking to
God for healing until I began to think there
was no help for me. I went to the Walla
Walla meeting yesterday and was anointed
and prayed for. I can truthfully say that
God healed me in answer to prayer, and
by obeying his Word. Oh, praise God for
ever and ever! The Word says that praise
is comely for the upright, so it is true;
especially in such times when you ao not
use any medicine or remedies of any kind,
and your life depends on God alone, we
can praise the Lord. I can not say it
enough to satisfy me. If any who read
this, and are not healed just when you
think you ought to be, do not be diseour-sorrows,
and sweep a. w'ay all, our diseases.
A04-. 1vhe va_ .11*- hi crucifixion,
Festirrecti4 " a& floftrottion have stripped
him of his power to heal the sick ? Nor do
the glories of Ws Father's throne, and the
lofty praises of the angels in heaven turn
away his pitying eye from the pangs that
oppress his frail brethren yet in the flesh,
or prevent their humble prayers from
reaching " his ears. Thank God ! " He know-eth
our frame, and still remembers that
we are dust." He yet walks with his
church, showing forth even " greater
works" than he did while incarnate. He is
near to all them that call upon him, and
his tender mercies are over alL While on
earth he turned no sufferer away unhealed,
and his heart is no less " touched with the
feeling of our infirmities" to- day. All
must admit that he has the same power to
heal. Then why not do it ? The person
who could stand by the side of an awful
sufferer who is imploring help, and having
all power and authority to remove the
same by a simple touch, would not do it,
what would be thought of such a person?
Would not all pronounce his a heart of
stone ? And do not all who confess that
Christ is able to heal his saints, and yet
will not answer their prayers by doing so,
virtually ascribe to him this same cruel,
unfeeling heart? Do they not, in direct
opposition to the Word, picture him as an
unsympathizing high priest, whose heart
can not be touched with the feeling of our
infirmities, and not even with the most in-tense
pain and sickness ? • 0 my Lord and
Savior, how thy name is dishonored, and
thy holy character slandered by the false
doctrines of men ! How the cursed unbelief
that has come down from the dark ages of
confusion, and spread forth from the pul-pits
of worldly wisdom, and godly igno-rance,
robs our blessed Redeemer of his
loveliness and tender compassion!
It is not enough to say that he exhibited
his lave to suffering humanity while in the
flesh, and that is sufficient. Is it sufficient
to prove that a man is good and holy now,
because he gave evidence of that fact in
past years ? If Christ can not or would
not heal the sick to- day, would it not give
place for doubts that he ever did, and the
idea that those miracles on record were
forged ? Surely this, or the ridiculous idea
that he has changed. Though men may in-tellectually
credit the works of Christ
wrought over eighteen hundred years ago,
to really impress their mind with his true
character of love, they need to see the same
manifestations in the present ever- living
Jesus. If he be indeed the divine Savior,
" Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to-day,
and forever;" he must continue to
confirm his love to his saints; and so he
does. And he that denies it must shut
his eyes and stop his ears from seeing and
hearing the gracious works of God, and
seek to rob him of his power, or of his very
essence— love.
3d. We will notice one more point in the
use of divine healing, In the name of the
Lord we affirm that the supernatural heal-ing
of the bodies of men is one of the
Lord's permanent factors in the salvation
of souls.
During the personal ministry of Christ,
nearly all who believed in him were con-strained
to do so by the miracles they saw.
Yea, " many believed in his name, when
they saw the miracles which he did." John
2 : 23. These miracles were usually those
of healing.
The same was true of the apostles' la-bors.
About five thousand souls were con-verted
to God through the preaching of
a half sermon, which was backed up by
the healing of a poor beggar at the beau-tiful
gate of the temple. See Acts 3 and
4 : 1- 4. But since divine healing has been
repudiated in the dark ages of the past,
it has taken, on an average, about five
thousand " fine sermons" to half convert
rare soul.
After spending the night in prison, and
being tried by the high priests the next
day, the apostles Peter and John were per-mitted
to return to their own company and
report the good time they had enjoyed,
after which they all bowed down and prayed
as follows : " And now, Lord, behold their
threatenings, and grant unto thy servants,
chat with all boldness they may speak the
word, by stretching forth thine hand to"
heal; and that signs and wonders may be
done in the name of thy holy child Jesus."
aged. God is so merciful. Your saved
sister in Christ, Laura McElmt
Freewater, Ore.
A COMPLETE PHYSICIAN.
In the hope of encouraging some
take the great Physician as their heale
will tell through the Lord ' s paper of;
healing power in our family this win
Truly, " He healeth all our diseases." p
his name forever. We came to this wi."
city in October and found one sister li
here who needs the prayers of all God's
children very much as she has many trials
to bear. My health was very much broken
clown when we came. My nerves had be-come
shattered, and my liver was quite ( Es_
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me
yed
right
side
very much. We took it to the Lord in
prayer thinking it would be all right in
a little while. But it grew worse all the
time until I told my husband I would have
a doctor examine me as I should like to
know just what it could be ; then no one
could dispute it or say anything about it,
for my husband's people do not know
much about healing never having heard
it taught or seen anyone healed. They think
it all right to use little remedies. But the
great Physician does not need help to cure
the worst cases. Praise his name!
The doctor told me it was my liver, and
probably would be an abscess if I did not
get it stopped at once. Even then I did
not worry, but trusted it all away with
the Lord, feeling that. he would permit only
what would be for my good and his glory.
Sometimes the pain would go all through
my abdomen and side, until I could scarcely
stand them. I would pray and trust until
I would get relief. My side was so sore that
I could not bear anything to touch it. One
day while in secret prayer the dear Lord
gave me some precious promises, and from
that time the pain began to be less and soon
all soreness was gone, and has never hurt
me since. Bless the Lord for healing power
in this present time.
Soon after I took cold which went to
my lungs and all through my body. As be-fore
we took it to the Lord in prayer. But
I grew worse until I could be up only a few
minutes at a time. On Monday we sent a
letter to Bro. Cole at Chicago for prayer.
Wednesday morning I got up and tried to
eat a little breakfast, but I became so weak
I could hardly reach the bed and could not
move hand or foot. Oh, I surely passed
through the valley of the shadow of death.
I finally whispered to our boy to tele-phone
for his father to come as quick as
he could. My body was numb all over, and
I had such queer feeling clear through me.
As soon as my husband got home we had
prayer and almost in an instant I felt the
healing power go through me. In a little
while I got up, took my Bible and went
into another room and spent several hours
in reading and prayer, gaining strength
very fast. I helped to bake the bread
and prepared supper— completely healed
through the wonderful power of the bless-ed
Lord without one drop of medicine or
remedies of any kind.
Our little girls also have been healed of
sore throat, fever, and one of a gathering
in her head, which broke inside one- halt
hour after prayer for her. Truly we have
much to thank the dear Lord for. He
keeps us saved and heals us when we ask
him. Praise his name !
This is a large and beautiful city, but
very wicked, and needs true Holy Ghost
preachers to come here. It seems this part
of the Lord ' s vineyard is quite neglected.
We would like very much to have a meet-ing
here this summer, if some one could
come. We have met some honest souls here,
who, I believe, would accept the truth. ADY
of the saints passing through will find a wel-come
at our house, and if they would let
us know before they come, we would try
to get a place for meeting and meet them
at the
Lord keep
P
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ray
true
much
and
for
open
us and
the Nay
that
the Way
for a meeting here. Yours in the one body,
saved and kept, Mrs. C. L. Hedrick,
205 S. 2d West St., Salt Lake City, B.
" Every good gift and every perfect gift
is from above, and cometh down from the
Father of lights, with whom is no vari-ableness,
neither shadow of turning.'
DIVINE HALING.
THE USE OF DIVINE HEALING.
Acts 4: 29, 30. These inspired apostles
knew how to pray for boldness and author-ity
to preach the Word; namely, they want-ed
the hand of God manifest with them,
confirming the Word with miracles, espe-cially,
the healing of the sick. Do we not
need " the same boldness and authority to-day
? A ministry that is void of the di-vine
seal of healing power is a poor, lame
excuse for the messengers of the Almighty
God.
Observe the use the Lord made of a ease
of healing at Lydda. Peter there " found a
certain man named Eneas which had kept
his bed eight years, and was sick of the pal-sy.
And Peter said unto him, Eneas,
Jesus Christ maketh thee whole." You see
Peter did not heal the man, but Jesus did.
" And he arose immediately. And all that
dwelt in Lydda and Saron saw him, and
turned to the Lord." Acts 9 : 33- 35. A
very happy effect, indeed. And we have seen
men and women' elt down before God and
get saved in these last days, on seeing the
love and power of God displayed in instan-taneous
healing.
" The day of miracles is past" is a dis-gusting
apology for an unsanctified and
powerless ministry. It is much more con-genial
to the flesh to adopt this falsehood
than to mortify the deeds of the body, die
to all pride, selfishness, and worldliness,
and thus become pure in heart, and filled
with power, an instrument through which
God can bless suffering humanity.
The apostle Paul did not entertain the
popular view of miracles so often heard
from the faithless pulpits of our age; name-ly,
that they were only intended to confirm
the divinity of Christ and his Word, and
hence passed away with the apostles.
" For," says he, " I will not dare to speak
of any of those things which Christ hath
not wrought by me, to make the Gentiles
obedient, by word and deed, through
mighty signs and wonders, by the power of
the Spirit of God." Rom. 15 : 18, 19.
To make the Gentiles obedient to God, he
regarded as the divine object of miracles.
So long therefore as sinners are to be sub-jected
to God on earth, the original object
of healing yet remains, and of course the
gracious gift continues in the church, even
until the end of time. To this end the
Lord commissioned supernatural healing in
connection with the preaching of his Word
to the end of the world. Mark 16: 15- 18.
And for the same reason he set the gift of
healing in the body, his church, as a perma-nent
agent in the plan of salvation. 1 Cor.
12: 9. But observe, he only put those gifts
in his own church. Hence when men went
from the divine fold and the faith once de-livered
to the saints, to human organisms,
these signs did not follow. And to excuse
their impotency the falsehood was coined
that God had recalled that gift. But since
the return of the holy remnant to the real
Zion of God, the church of the first- born,
which are written in heaven, all these prim-itive
gifts are found just where God placed
them, and they are again being used to the
glory of his name.
— From Divine Healing of Soul and Body.
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So will I seek out my sheep, and will deliver them out of all places where they have
been scattered in the cloudy and dark day. Eze7c. 34: 12. Ter. 32: 39.
VOLUME NO. X. X. V. MOUNDSVILLE, W. VA., U. S. A., THURSDAY, APRIL 20, 1905. NUMBER 16.
A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF HELL.
BY JENNIE MAST.
Awful night! black and dense the sable gloom.
What groans and shrieks as from a living tomb!
[ Jiving, can we to mortal mind unfold
The mysteries those demon spirits holds
Their fierce, unhallowed moekings rend the air,
The atmosphere is laden with despair,
The lightning's glare illuminates the scene
Where ' tween the dead and living hangs a screen,
And at each transport to the darkened goal
The death- gong rings aloud, " Another soul."
Then hell- born spirits raise a hissing cry,
And mock the soul's ill- fated agony.
Ell- fated! yes, what anguish! what despair!
For those who slumber on, nor breathe a prayer.
Hope dissolved, the silken thread is riven,
cone life's day alone and unforgiven,
They enter the impenetrable gloom,
[ imprisoned thus to never- ending doom.
Dh, frightful scene! what horror! ° what appall!
Waking in this pandemonium hall.
Language would fail those horrors to describe,
Where sensual, wanton spirits lewdly bribe
Their- hapless victim ' s unavailing cry,
And tauntingly deride each stilled sigh
For lost religion, and its claims disdain,
Jehovah's love and holiness profane,
At each bright recollection of the past.
Wrangling, hideous demons stare aghast,
Thundering forth some new- born blasphemy,
Shaking with fear this trembling canopy,
Upheavels then volcano- like are thrown
Smoke, flames, and vapor from the great unknown,
Vesuvius alone can illustrate
Gehenna's burning, fathomless estate.
GOD IS LOVE.
BY I. S. MC COY.
This portion of divine truth reviewed
in the light of every- day surroundings is
simply the mere statement of a fact ; but to
those who have become acquainted with God
by a blessed experience it means much
more. The Bible is more than a mere vol-ume
of statements; it is a book of facts.
And since facts are eternal principles, it is
an eternal fact that " God is love." The
Bible never makes a statement without back-ing
it up with reason, and reason of such a
nature that will appeal to the unbiased
judgment of every man.
Let us go to the good old Book for proof
that God is love. The first evidence is
found in the work of God in the creation
of man. Here the first display of God's
love was revealed. The true law of repro-duction
is the law of love, and in the crea-tion
of man God reproduced his own char-acter
and image. Thus Adam being pos-sessed
of the principle and attribute of love,
he was capable of loving his Creator, and
this was what God desired and desires yet.
Since love seeketh not her own, creation it-self
furnishes the first and one of the
strongest proofs that God is love. God being
a God of love and Adam being a lovable
creature was the reason of the companion-ship
and holy felicity that existed between
them. This is why God visited with him in
the cool of the day; this is why Adam had
no fear when in the presence of his Creator
— because there is no fear in love, but per-fect
love casteth out fear. Surely this was
a blessed state. Such holy fellowship be-tween
the created and the Creator ! Such
warmth of affection and holy companion-ship
! How uninterrupted the flow of love I
Desire on the part of God and man was
fully satisfied in loving and being loved in
return.
But there came a day when this blessed
union of love was broken. Disobedience
on the part of Adam destroyed his affection
for . God. He failed in his love for God,
and as a result failed in keeping his com-mandments.
Love being the incentive to
obedience, it was impossible to obey without
it. Now, no doubt, the great heart of God
was grieved. The man was disqualified from
loving God, and though God still loved the
man, he could not love his ways, while
before this he had loved both. However
cd was still the God of love. He continued
to show tokens of his affection all down
through the ages as proof of this; but no
way was provided whereby man could get
into a position to love God as in the begin-ning.
Still the attribute of love could not
be restrained. God desired that man should
love him with all his soul, mind, and
strength ; but the thing that hindered him
must be removed, and that was sin. Before
man could love his Creator the penalty of
his crime must be atoned for, divine justice
must be satisfied. Christ only being equal
with God, he alone could pay the penalty
and bring about terms of reconciliation,
and to this end we read, " For God so loved
the world, that he gave his only begotten
Son, that whosoever believeth in him should
not perish, but have everlasting life."
Wonderful proof that God is love ! He could
have been the God of heaven and earth
without this. He could have owned the
golf and silver, and the cattle on a thou-sand
hills, without this wonderful evidence
of love. But to prove himself the God of
love this was necessary. What matchless
condescension ! what depth of pity ! what
holy interest and concern ! and for the one
and only reason that he so loved. Glory
and honor be unto his eternal name forever !
Little by little the divine plan of God
began to unfold itself before a lost world.
Wicked, hard hearts began to yearn for
God. In return for the manifestation of his
love to them they gladly give up their sins;
and the stronger their desires became to
love the Christ that loved them, the more
anxious they became to forsake sin and
disobedience. Hence the words of Jesus,
" If a man love me he will keep my com-mandments."
But it did not stop with this. The stream
of love was yet somewhat obstructed in its
flow. Depravity was not yet removed. Men
could not yet love with pure hearts fervent-ly.
God had made abundant provision and
desired that his love be shed abroad in our
hearts by the Holy Ghost, and so on Pente-cost
when the Holy Ghost came to take up
his abode in men's hearts,, purifying their
hearts by faith, every hindrance was re-moved.
The stream of pure love was now
unobstructed. Love to God was now not
simply the result of effort, but the result of
a condition. Man's heart was now fully
satisfied and ravished with the warming,
soothing, melting love of God, and God him-self
was delighted and satisfied with man.
So far as the conditions and provisions of
love to God were concerned, they were now
complete. God had fully proven himself
to be the God of love.
But the constraining element of God love
could not rest here. The Lord desired that
the proof of his love should be universally
known, and in due time he began to bring
about further proof of his everlasting love
to a lost world, by sending forth a ministry
whose hearts were pregnant with God
love and gospel truth, who went forth
without charge" to sacrifice their lives in
evidence of the fact that they loved what
God loved; his concern was theirs; the
things that interested him interested them.
Their efforts and untiring zeal was the re-sult
of love to God and man. They became
cooperators and colaborers with God. He
loved . the souls of men, and undertook to
prove it by his faithful preachers. Their
testimony was " The love of Christ con-straineth
us." What an able position to
prove that the God they loved was a God of
love, and that they loved what he did!
How different from the common hireling of
to- day ! How unfitted is he to demonstrate
either his own love for the lost of earth
or to convince them that God loves them.
Instead of being constrained by a love for
God and man, the love of money is what
constrains them. The carpenter, the black-smith,
the government official, the army
officer, never think of trying to convince the
people that their efforts and labors are
born of love to God and their fellowmen.
They simply work for what they get from
it as recompense for their labor. They fill
their places as " hired men" and such
they are. Not so with the " hired man"
preacher. He aims to mask his profession
with a show of love to God and man while
his position just as much disqualifies him to
do so as the position of the miner, the law-yer,
or any other man who is employed on
salary. He simply works and serves those
who employ him for the same purpose that
they do, and so it is.
We become, by partaking of divine love,
able to demonstrate the truth of our text to
all with whom we may become associated.
We then labor to accomplish His desires.
His aims become ours. By his love he
draws us ; we run after him.' Songs of
Sol. 1: 4. And upon this depends our use-fulness.
In proportion as we love God and
what he loves, just in the same proportion
will we be used of him. Let us all remem-ber
this : the most useful ones are the ones
who love the most. This is the keynote to
successful effort in any direction, so far as
the cause of Christ is concerned, either as
ministers or members. " Holy zeal" is
gauged by " holy love." Christ suffered
because he loved the lost, and so we will
suffer with him when we love as he did.
Love will lighten labor, and the time will
speed merrily on.
Jacob's love for Rachel was so great that
the seven years seemed but a few days.
Gen. 29 : 20.
Upon this hinges our usefulness. A
close walk with God and hearts filled with
holy love, will increase the signs and won-ders
among us, for " faith works by love".
or is operated by love. Thank God, we be-come
the willing slaves of love, servants to
both God and man because we love them
both.
Another beautiful phase of God's love
in our hearts is termed " brotherly love."
Oh, what a depth of tenderness in this ex-pression
! Jesus said concerning the infant
church, " All ye are brethren." The apos-tle
says, " Love as brethren." How almost
natural this becomes . when we love him
fully. How we will " act like it.' This
will cause us to be full of pity and . long-suffering.
This will enable - us to be like
him in this world. We will not then " seek
our own." We will not then be " puffed
up." Our preaching will not jingle so
loud with the sounding brass, or " noisy
cymbal." It may lose a little of its doc-trinal
features, but will make up for it in
some other way. This will put an eternal
trueness in our hearts for all men. We
will then be able to admonish one another,
and also to receive admonition. We will
then have a place in the confidence of each
other. Yes, we will feel that we are mem-bers
one of another. It is then that - We
feel that we can not get along without our
dear brethren.
This blessed warming, constraining God
love in our souls will not only reveal itself
in our lives and preaching as ministers of
the gospel, and win for us a place in the af-fections
of the whole church, but will un-fold
itself in our own homes. It will be an
everlasting cure for all false modesty and
shamming in our own families. We will
then show an anxiety for children and wife.
Every effort will be put forth for their
salvation. It will be easy then to gather
our dear boys and girls around our fam-ily
altars, tell them about Jesus, read to
them the interesting things from the good
Book of God, and win their little tender
hearts to us and to the Lord. This will
make us proof against feeding the old na-ture
in some one in the way of " answering
again" " avenging ourselves" " having
the last word" etc. Instead there will be
soft answers on hand. In short, this blessed
love state will make us soul winners both
at home and abroad. An increase of it
will enable us to labor with better effect
in the " burnt- over fields" and make life
sweeter and better in every way.
Then let us love him because he first
loved us. Let us along with our blessed
Jesus make the proof of it more easy seen
in every act of our lives. Then shall we
delight the great heart of God, and as to
Daniel of old, the proof that we are greatly
beloved in heaven will reveal itself to us
in every way that will conduce to our good,
the good of others, and the glory of God.
Truly, God is love.
SPIRITUAL DISCERNMENT.
BY W. T. SEATON.
" FOR to one is given by the Spirit the
word of wisdom ; to another the word of
knowledge by the same Spirit ; to another
faith by the same Spirit; to another the
gift of healing by the same Spirit; to an-other
the working of miracles; to another
prophecy ; to another discerning of spirits;
to another divers kinds of tongues ; to an-other
the interpretation of tongues : but
all these worketh that one and the selfsame
Spirit, dividing to every man severally as
he will." 1 Cor. 12 : 8- 11.
Discerning of spirits is here classed a-mong
the many gifts of the Spirit, and is
said to be given us with which to profit,
and God has distributed these gifts to
each of us as our abilities will admit of,
and as he can be glorified thereby. If
God sees proper to bestow upon us this
precious gift of discernment, we should
be very careful that it is used to his glory.
God's ministers often meet with all kinds
of wicked spirits and have occasion to ex-ercise
this gift. Great care should be taken
that we remain in God's order. The devil
is very cunning and if he can push
us over the line and get us to
picking and faultfinding and trying to
discern an evil spirit in all with whom we
come in contact, we will soon find ourselves
possessed with one of the devil's picking
spirits ; hence, the necessity of being very
humble and prayerful.
But while there is a special gift of dis-cernment,
there is also given a degree of
discernment to all of God's people, and to
this point we wish especially to speak. We
are told in Mal. 3: 18: " Then shall ye
return, and discern between the righteous
and the wicked, between him that serveth
God, and him that serveth him not." This
is one of the blessings that we enjoy since
we have returned to Zion. God does enable
us to discriminate between those who are
really worshiping God in Spirit and in
truth, and those who have merely a form
of godliness, but deny the saving, sancti-
ing. It is not confined to the pales of
sect churches, but we see its effects in sin-ners
outside of them. They are so influ-enced
by it that they will, notwithstanding
the darkness and blindness of their spiritu-al
comprehension, stand up in the face of
God's anointed ministers and contend
with them regarding spiritual things which
God's Word tells us the natural man can
not understand, because they are spiritu-ally
discerned. Oh, if people could only
see and discern the effect and extent of
these things surely they would immediately
abandon all sects, sect spirits and party-ism,
and abide only in the church of the
first- born.
No doubt the heathen worshipers who
are bowing down to stocks and stones, first
began their idolatrous worship - with good
intentions. They had some knowledge of
an invisible God, or being, and thought
through the medium of these objects they
could worship him more acceptably, as
they did not understand his nature. But
alas! in process of time the people lost sight
of the invisible being, and continued to
worship their idols without any higher as-pirations.
So it is to a great extent with
these sectarian worshipers. The early re-formers
no doubt began their work with
pure motives, supposing that they could
worship God more successfully by organ-izing
together in this way; but at this pres-ent
time many of their followers have lost
sight of the noble intentions of the reform-ers,
and have lost sight of the spiritual
church, the body of Christ, but are still
holding on to their little sect idol, suppos-ing
that it is all there is of the glorious
church of God. Oh, the blindness and lack
of spiritual discernment that reigns in
those dark realms ! That God will lead
them back to Zion and enable them to dis-cern
those spirits that are contrary to God's
Word, and discern between good and evil,
between them that serve God, and them
that serve him not, and to discern the body
of Christ, is my constant prayer, and the
object of my life's service. Amen.
BENEFITS THROUGH TRIALS.
RY MARY LIFI. DENBRAND.
2 . THE GOSPEL TRUMPET
April 20,
wise with the same mind : for he that hath
suffered in the flesh hath ceased frosA,
that he no longer should live the reko
his time in the flesh to the lusts of Meo,
but to the will of God." 1 Pet. 4: 1, 2.
The suffering here referred to is not that
mental or physical suffering that meal
take as a proof that they have ceased from
sin, when their own ungodly life may
bring on such suffering.
According to Col. 3 : 5, 6, it is the mmorn.
fying or putting to death of our sinful We
upon the earth— a real separation.. " mot_
tify therefore your members which are upon
the earth; fornication, uncleanness, Mordi.
nate affection, evil concupicence, an&- oev_
etousness, which is idolatry." That he
no longer should live the rest of his time
in the flesh to the lusts of men, but to, the
will of God. For the time past of our Hee 6
may suffice us to have wrought the will of
the Gentiles [ sinners], when we walked in
lasciviousness, lusts, excess of wine, reset.
ings, banquetings [ what the world calls
our duty to sociability and society], and
abominable idolatries: wherein they think
it strange that ye run not with them to the
same excess of riot, speaking evil of 317,11,,,
1 Pet. 4: 2- 4.
Truly, the world, or more frequently the
worldly people who make a profess*
think it strange that the saints of the nsost
high God do not run with them in revel.
ings and banquetings, speaking evil a
them. What then, can they eendure
Yes, and " rejoice. inasmuch as ye are par.
takers of Christ's sufferings; that, when
his glory shall be revealed, ye may be ow
also with exceeding joy. If ye be reproached
for the name of Christ, happy are ye; for
the spirit of glory and of God resteth on
you : on their part he is evil spoken of but
on your part he is glorified." Ver. 13, 14.
Right here is a point made very plain;
that when we are reproached and evilttpe.
ken of because we stand radical upon the
Word, it is for Christ's sake, and oncur
part he is glorified. But he gets no glory
when we are reproached or suffer for
our faults. Therefore he says, " But- let
none of you suffer as a murderer, or 6a
thief, or as an evildoer, or as a busy*
in other men's matters."
spirit which is in the world to- day. In the
political world there is a spirit that God's
people, dare not partake of, which is now
predominating in political affairs, and is
such that it forever debars God's peopro.
from being politicians; neither do they de-sire
to be, when they understand that God
would not have his people " entangled with
the affairs of this world." I do not mean
to say that being a Christian debars us
from the privilege of voting in the general
elections for the man who in our pious
judgment would make our government the
best official. It is not simply walking to
the poles that is contrary to God's will, but
it is partaking of the evil spirit that rules
in these things. The love of God shed
abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost
will destroy all partyism. If we think our
vote will be necessary to elect a man to
office who would do his duty as a servant
of the people and use his influence to put
down the liquor traffic and such evils
as are threatening our nation's prosperity
and turning millions into hell, we can cast
that vote to God's glory; but as sure as we
mix up in politics and drink of the party
spirit and talk and plan for the electing
of a man because he is of a certain
party, regardless of his principle, and
read and argue politics, we have not
the Spirit of God. God commands us to
pray for the rulers of the people and for
them who are in authority that we might
lead a quiet and a peaceable life; and also
that we should subject ourselves to such
powers and authority, because they were
ordained of God and are ministers of God
for our good, and protects us in our re-ligious
devotions. But while we are to be
interested in this as well as in all other
things that pertain to the welfare of the
people, we must be careful to not partake
of the spirit that is now predominating
throughout the political world. It takes
the Spirit of God to discern just the extant
of the evil of this spirit. God ordained the
civil government for our good, but did not
intend far it to become so corrupt. " God
bath made men upright, but they have
sought out many inventions."
There is also a spirit ruling throughout
the realms of sect confusion, of which if
any man imbibes, spiritual death imme-diately
ensues. The time has been that God's
people were in the sects and yet free from
sect spirits. They merely thought it to be a
home for them. But when the light comes to
them and the Word of God points out
plainly all the characteristics of God's
church and the one body, and how God is
ailing his people out of all sects and divi-sions
( see 2 Cor. 6: 17), if they then insist
on remaining in and maintaining their sect
they will become possessed of a spirit of
division which will bring death to the soul.
The spirit of God will not only assist us
e discern the evil spirits and things that
re wrong, but will also help us to discern
the body of Christ, " which is the church."
Col. 1: 24, There are probably a few souls
et in the sects who have never heard the
voice, " Come out of her, my people." Rev.
8: 4. They who yet retain the spiritual
onneetion with the body of Christ, the
church, have not drank of the sect spirit;
ut when they hear God's voice, " Come
ut" they must obey or they will imbibe
the spirit of division and go into darkness.
There are others there who are spiritually
dead because of other sins, who have not
ecome possessed with the sect spirit. They
o appreciate the light of God's truth
and are willing to measure up to the same.
There are still others who are intoxicated
n Babylon wine, but who do not live in
e sects. They are dull of understanding
nd do not discern it. The workings of
this sect spirit are somewhat mystical.
ometimes we see people who accept a the-y
of some kind as a whole, but there are
me points of doctrine which they can
not accept because it seems repugnant to
e spirit of the Bible. Yet, by and by,
after they continue to delve deeper into
e dogmas and become absorbed in the
irit of the thing, they are so drunk on
influence that nothing, however redic-o
us it may seem at first, will appear out
harmany with their spirit, because they
ve now become in possession of the spirit
at instigated it. After once imbibing
spirit of error it is hard to be convinced
the evils in the indulgence in such. The
ect and extent of this spirit is far- reach-fying,
healing, and keeping power. " But
strong meat belongeth to them who are of
full age, even to those who by reason of
use .. have their senses exercised to discern
both rod and evil." Heb. 5 : 14. In this
present world filled with, formal religious
worshipers who are mixing and mingling
freely with the world, God's people need to
have their senses exercised that they may
diecer* between right and wrong, between
good and' eVil, between him that serveth
God and him that serveth him not. This
is one of the most necessary things connect-ed
with the life of a Christian. Without it
our souls would be in constant danger, be-cause
we are continually surrounded with
evil devices of Satan, snares, and traps,
wherein he is seeking to entangle the in-nocent
feet of God's little ones. While
we are in the world it is necessary for us
to associate some time with people who are
led by the evil spirit and at the same time
profess to be Christians, but God will
give us enough of his Spirit, if we will be
exercised thereby, to discern these spirits
that we may not be deceived by them. In
the following text we will find a partial
description of the evil spirit. " Where-in
in times past ye walked according to the
course of this world, according to the
prince of the power of the air, the spirit
that now worketh in the children of diso-bedience:
among whom also we all had our
conversation in times past in the lust of
the flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh
and of the mind; and were by nature the
children of wrath, even as others." Eph.
2: 2, 3. " Walking after the course of this
world" keeping apace with the world, talk-ing,
dressing, acting like the world, visiting
worldly entertainments, are all me eifes-tations
of the " spirit that now worketh
in the children of disobedience" and if
- we are unable to discern the evils of these
things, it is because we are lacking in our
experience somewhere. What we need is
the divine principle of righteousness incor-porated
in our souls and lives, and have
the law of God indelibly written in our
hearts by the Spirit of God.
For God said he would " put his
laws in our minds and write them in our
hearts" and again, " I will put my laws
in their inward parts." We learn from
these with many other similar texts that
God has not left us to guess our way
through nor depend altogether on our un-derstanding
of what we can read. The Word
of God is a " discerner of the thoughts and
intents of the heart" ( Heb. 4: 12), yet
many are limited in Biblical knowledge,
and often meet the devil upon such occa- c
sions and in such ways that they could not
call to mind one quotation of Scripture
to tell them what to do. In such cases
they are compelled to be governed by the
law written in their minds and hearts; and
if they have the Spirit of God which di- t
rected the writing of the Bible it will also a
understand such circumstances and direct
them to do just what the Word would tell
them to do because Jesus says, " It [ the y
Spirit] shall guide you in the way of all
truth." " God is a spirit" and we are 1
born of that Spirit. We " drink into that c
Spirit."
When we partake of that Spirit the b
Bible opens up to us as a new book because 0
we have the very essence of it in our souls.
This Spirit runs through the entire Bible;
and when we read it with the aid of the
Spirit it is easy to comprehend the teach- b
ings because they accord exactly with the als
Spirit which we have received of God. I
have talked with many people upon certain
scriptures that seem to puzzle them, and o
they are made to wonder just what is th
meant, when they seem very simple and a
plain if viewed in the light of the Spirit.
The entire Bible is founded on the princi- S
pies of holiness, and if we endeavor to eon- or
strue any of its teachings to uphold a theory so
that is not in harmony with the Spirit of
holiness we will be guilty before God of th
wresting the Scriptures. But when we
take it as it is— a product of the Holy th
Spirit— and keep all of its teachings within sp
the bounds of the true principles of 110E- its
ness, having the Spirit itself enthroned in ul
our hearts we can easily discern when any- of
thing comes up which is contrary to God's ha
will. If under all circumstances we have th
proper discernment of these things we can a
avoid much trouble and danger. Of
But we wish to consider more about the elf
No one would think of doing soma of
the greater sins, but unless very ea*
and prayerful many suffer reproach
being a busybody in other men's mattial,
It is such a common evil in the world, an
goes under the head of gossip. The shat
( or saved person) must reckon himself d
to this as well as to all the other works of
the devil, or else he will soon find himself
is
-
void of spirituality, wondering why he
having such a hard time of it.
The one who is living up to the mandate's
of heaven, does not wonder when he mein
for Christ's sake, but rejoices for salvation
and rests in the care of a loving Savior:
knowing that he is able to keep that which
we have entrusted to his care— the keeping
of our souls. " Who shall separate us from
the love of Christi shall tribulation, or
distress, or persecution, or famine, or nak-edness,
or peril, or sword? Nay, in
these things we are more than conquerors
through him that loved us." Rom. 8:. 35,
37.
The apostle was persuaded there' wal
something more than that we just eon.
quered over these trials. We are . plete
than conquerors, made stronger by the co-fiict.
It is a noticeable fact that the * as
of all ages have been more valiant for the
right and more true to God when mItIng
the most bitter opposition and persee# 011
Ease and luxury are no friends to Oa,
to help us on to God. Trials and diffi
ties only draw us nearer to Jesus. - And
thus we often prove his power to saveasd
keep, which fills our hearts with praises.
In connection with these thoughts, as
our benefits through trials, the 4th digger
of 1st Peter closes up with the present jag.
ment, and therefore we must be C Br
to maintain good works. " For the
come that judgment must bbegin
house of God : and if it first begin at I:,
what shall the end be of them that obey se'
the gospel of God ? And if the right°
scarcely be saved, where shall the ung° cdif
tahnedmththeast insnueffrer appear? in
God commit the keeping of their / le-r
according Wtoh etirleaf ° dre 1°;
IC: lrineaatoin
doing, as unto .. a
" MY brethren, count it all joy when ye
fall into divers temptations; knowing this,
that the -* lug of your faith worketh pa-tience."
Jas. 1: 2. When we count our
trials all joy, there is no room for grief
or complaining that we are so tried; and
since they are designed to work patience
in us, and patience will make us " perfect
and entire wanting nothing" let us more
greatly rejoice in all that will be a bless-ing
to us, and glorify God on our behalf.
The trials of the Christian are so varied.
Perhaps no two persons have the same ex-perience
in this respect. In place of think_
ing, My trial is greater than any one else
has to bear, it is a great benefit to think,
Many others have patiently endured much
more severe trials than I, and rejoice for
the consolation, " my grace is sufficient"
remembering the Word does not say it is
a sin to be tempted, and that " God can not
be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he
any man." He permits them for the trial
of our faith. The trial of our faith is very
precious in his sight, more precious than
of gold that perisheth.
" Blessed is the man that endureth temp-tation,
for when he is tried, he shall re-ceive
the crown of life, which the Lord
hath promised to them that love him."
Who would not endure a few or many
trials and persecutions in this life for the
crown of glory that lies at the end of the
race ? Yea, we count them happy that
endure. God wants us to have root in our-selves,
" rooted and grounded in love"
with all the stones taken out, so the seed
( Word) may spring up and bring forth
fruit. " But he that received the seed into
stony places, the same is he that heareth
the word, and anon with joy receiveth it;
yet hath he not root in himself, but endur-petehrs
efocru taiownh ailreis : e tfhor b wechaeuns et roifb tuhlaet wioonr dor,
by and by he is offended." Mat. 13 : 20,
21. These things will arise because of the
Word, but Jesus says, " Blessed is he who
shall not be offended in me";
and again,
" If the world hate you, ye know it h
me before it hated you."
hated
" Forasmuch then as Christ hath suffe-ed
for us in the flesh, arm yourselves r.
ii
Christ's Atonement and Its Elects
Adam's Sin and Its Beck
•• ■ •• ■ • ■
April 20: 1905.
BY G. P. TASKER.
CHATTER XII.
THE RESTITUTION OF ALL THINGS.
IN the preceding chapters I have sought
to show and to trace some of the general
as well as the particular effects of the sin
of our first parents upon themselves and
their descendants, in both soul and body.
We have also seen something of the per-fection
and all- sufficiency of the remedy
which God in his love planned and prom-ised,
and in due time manifested and has
also made known to us. " God hath re-vealed
it unto us by his Spirit; for the
Spirit searcheth all hings, yea, the deep
things of God." 1 Cor. 2: 10. These ' things'
are the qualities that constitute his char-acter;
the properties that are essential to
his nature; the attributes that character-ize
his being, that is,. distinguish him from
all others; and the thoughts and intents
of his heart concerning man, that have lain
hid within himself from the beginning of
the world. It is with these last that we
here have to do. And as we came to the close
of this series of articles we are led to
earnestly desire to look upon the things
of the final scene in the eternal purpose
of God concerning us ( Eph. 3: 11) so far
as the Scriptures and the Holy Spirit will
reveal them. While I have mused upon it,
the truth I desired to convey has seemed
to readily take the form of an allegory in
my mind, and as the reader may be able
to grasp it better if I express my thoughts
in that way, I will just do so.
Once upon a time, long ago, before there
was any death, a certain great, wise, and
good king ( Psa. 47 : 2), prompted and
guided by his benevolence and wisdom
( Prov. 3: 19), prepared a home in a rich
and beautiful country ( Psa. 115: 16) for
one of his subjects, his wife and their chil-dren.
He furnished it with all things that
they could possibly require for their sup-port,
comfort and pleasure ( Psa. 104: 24) ;
and because of the great kindness of his
heart he had a real interest in them and
their welfare in every way. In fact, they
were his delight and were the objects of
fond hopes and designs which he enter-tained
toward none other of his many sub-jects.
His own private plan which was
hid in himself ( Eph. 3: 9, 10), was to one
day make this man and his entire family
joint- heirs with, and socially equal to, his
own well- beloved son ( Rom. 8 : 17, 29),
who knew and was in perfect accord with,
the benevolent designs of his father. With
the unselfishness of true love the son re-joiced
greatly in the thought of these peo-ple
ultimately sharing his father's wealth
and glory along with himself. He there-fore
had his delight with them ( Prov. 8:
30, 31), and watched over them with great
and tender interest, frequently visiting
them as well as sending them gifts and giv-ing
them good advice ( Job 28: 28). Their
table was constantly supplied with the
choicest fruits and grains, and they were
perfectly free to partake of all the good
things the king had richly given to them
to enjoy ( 1 Tim. 6: 17).
They were to continue to have the unin-terrupted
good- will and fellowship of both
the king and his son so long as they would
take heed to observe one thing— the com-mand
of the king that they should never
eat of one certain dish that he named, and
which was placed among the others within
their reach ( Gen. 2 : 9). They were for-bidden
to even look into it to see what was
there. Now, his command was not hard
For them to observe while their hearts were
adl of love and faith towards the king for
giving them such a beautiful and well- fur-nished
home. He had even supplied ser-vants
for their comfort ( Gen. 1: 26), and
had made a system of irrigation for the
land that was simply marvelous ( Gen. 2:
g). He had also appointed the most beau-tifully
dressed and wonderful musicians
that ever were known to minister to their
enjoyment. All around was sweet and
lovely and they and their associates were
perfectly happy ( Job 38 : 7). There was
consequent upon having to labor harder
and raise their children amid surroundings
and under circumstances that occasioned
many temptations to evil, yet he permitted
them to remain in their own country and
to retain their servants. But the servant
that had given his clothes to the enemy was
punished by being degraded and separated
with all his descendants from among the
other servants.
The king permitted the man and his wife
to also retain many of their former advan-tages,
but some of them were lost, the
greatest among those lost being their former
perfect heart- fellowship or communion with
the king, and the privilege of continuing to
live until the time would come which he
had appointed by his own authority ( Mat.
24 : 36 ; Acts 1: 7) for taking them to the
better country, that is, the king's own coun-try
( Heb. 11 : 16), to live with him as he
had previously intended. They did not de-serve
half of what remained to them; much
less did they deserve to be taken to live
with the king. But, as we have said, he
was kind and very merciful and he resolved
to so arrange matters that if they would not
continue to despise and disobey him, but
would believe in him and faithfully observe
his will as it would be revealed from. time to
time during the future, they would even
yet receive that glorious elevation he had
designed for them at the first. His son
threw himself heart and soul and wealth
( 1 Cor. 8 : 9) into cooperating with his
father in the execution of his munificent
designs; and, notwithstanding what it
might cost him, he decided to endure any
humiliation, trial, or suffering that might be
necessary on the king's side in order to de-feat
the enemy in the man's behalf, protect
the latter and his family while they lived,
as well as preserve their dust even after
they had died, and to ultimately bring eve-rything
to a satisfactory conclusion for
those who would believe and obey the king.
Moreover it was decided and understood
that those who would be disloyal and would
give their hearts over to the service of the
enemy, would, at the time when all things
were to be restored, have to share in that
enemy's certain and final overthrow ( Job
21 : 30 ; Mat. 25: 41), and they would only
have their own selves to blame for their
miserable end.
Now, this is but an allegory or parable,
yet it contains an epitome of the truth con-cerning
God's plan, the creation, the fall,
and the redemption of mankind. Next week
we shall give more particularly some of the
plain teachings of the Scriptures upon the
final restitution of those things that yet
remain to be restored.
just enough work to do to keep them
ployed ( Gen. 2: 15) and they were fr
from all anxious care.
Ever y thing went well for a season, b
the king's enemy ( Mat. 13: 39) who hear
of the happy colony determined to ma
their felicity, and, if possible, to kill the
obtain their possessions, and defeat any d
signs that the king might have concernin
them. This enemy had himself once bee
a subject of the king, but along with sora
followers he had not kept his own prim
pality, but had left his proper habitatio
( Jude 6) and had therefore been shut out
from the king's fair country, and at thi
time he dwelt in a dark, dark land, where
he was constantly making plans and striv
ing to do all the harm he could, and seekin
to seduce and overpower such of the king'
loyal subjects as he could come in contact
with or influence.
He now consulted with his followers a
to the best way for them to set about try
ing to attain his object concerning the man
f
and they finally decided to constrain on
of the latter's servants to be their agent o
instrument in the matter. So the chic
among them was chosen - for the work be
cause he had considerable power and could
transforin himself ( 2 Cor. 11 : 14) so as
to deceive the unwary. In some way he
managed one day to associate himself with
and to persuade a certain artful servant
of the man to let him put on his clothes.
Dressed in these he then went to see the
man's wife; for he believed that he could
deceive her more readily than he could the
man, and he wisely judged that her hus-band
would easily be reached and overcome
through his love for her. Now, he succeeded
so well in concealing his true character that
the woman thought it really was her ser-vant,
and she listened attentively to all he
had to say. He opened the conversation
by referring to the king's commandment
concerning the dish ( Gen. 3 : 1), and he
endeavored to persuade her to believe that
the king after all was selfish, and that while
he had given them many other good things
to eat he had kept back this dish because
it was of such a nature that if they ate
of it they would receive knowledge that
the king alone possessed. He grew bold and
really lied straight out, denying the king's
words and saying that it was because he
was envious that he had forbidden them to
eat of it, for the reason that if they did
so they would be as himself ; that is, they
would know what he ' mew_
Since the dish was among the others it
evidently contained what was good for
food; and the name that the king had given
to it when he had spoken to them, seemed
to corroborate what the servant was now
telling her. So without stopping to con-sider
the unlawfulness of the act, or wait-ing
until they could see the king or his
son and ask of them the real reason why
the dish was prohibited, the man and his
wife that very afternoon lifted the cover
off, and quick as thought there flew out
a beautiful snow- white bird called Inno-cence.
It uttered a most sad- sounding note,
and to their great dismay they saw it as-cend
and disappear into the clear blue sky.
Oh, how they did wish it would come back
and that they could regain it! How ashamed
they felt! An awful fear, too, filled their
hearts, causing a great lump to rise into
their throats which almost threatened to
choke them. They also perceived that things
around about them seemed to have lost
their freshness, and that instead of a sweet
smell there was a foul odor ( Isa. 3 : 24)
which made them feel sick ( Mat. 9 : 11- 13).
Just then they heard the sound of the king's
approach. Oh, what were they to do ?
Ashamed and knowing that the bad smell
as well as the show of their countenances
would witness against them and declare
their guilt ( Isa. 3 : 9), they hasted and
hid among the trees of the garden. With
fast- beating hearts they heard their names
called, and with. bowed heads they came
forth and stood before the Lord. He ques-tioned
them earnestly and was in great grief
on account of their evil thought of him and
their resulting disobedience. He saw that
they must now be brought under disci-pline;
and while he was sorely displeased
at their conduct he was also merciful.
As the scripture saith, In wrath he re-membered
mercy; and though he had to
turn them out of that very beautiful and
fertile spot where they were living, and
they had now to bear the toil and anxiety
THE GOSPEL TRUMPET
all that he hath, he can not be my disci-ple."
Luke 14: 33. Paul says, " But what
things were gain to me, those I counted
loss for Christ. Yea doubtless, and I
count all things but loss for the excellency
of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord:
for whom I have suffered the loss of all
things, and do count them but dung, that
I may win Christ."
This includes all ungodliness. " For the
grace of God that bringeth salvation hath
appeared to all men, teaching us that, de-nying
ungodliness and worldly lusts, we
should live soberly, righteously, and godly,
in this present world." Titus 2 : 11, 12.
Isaiah says, " Let the wicked forsake his
way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts:
and let him return unto the Lord, and he
will have mercy upon him; and to our
God, for he will abundantly pardon."
Praise God! How willing the Lord is to
pardon if you will only obey his Word.
Worldly pleasure is another item that
must be given up. " Love not the world,
neither the things that are in the world.
If any man love the world, the love of the
Father is not in him. For all that is in
the world, the lust of the flesh, and the
lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is
not of the Father, but is of the world."
1 John 2: 15, 16. " And be not conformed
to this- world : but be ye transformed by
the renewing of your mind, that ye may
prove what is that good, and acceptable,
and perfect, will of God." Rom. 12 : 2.
We see by the above scriptures, that the
love of the world must be given up by all
who follow the Lord, and that we should
not be conformed to this world, but be
transformed. " Wherefore lay apart all
filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness,
and receive with meekness the engrafted
word, which is able to save your souls."
" In like manner also, that women adorn
themselves in modest apparel, with shame-facedness
and sobriety; not with broided
hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array;
but ( which becometh women professing
godliness) with good works." 1 Tim. 2: 9,
10.
There are many professors of Christian-ity
but very few in comparison who really
possess it. Jesus says, The way is narrow,
and few there be that walk in it.' You can
see the majority of professors of to- day,
adorning themselves with costly array,
wearing pearls, gold, plumed hats, ruffles,
tucks, unnecessary ribbons and laces, etc.,
which are only put on for show and style.
This is superfluity. May God help precious
souls to make their escape from these things
and also help them to see and understand
his Word as it is. " Ye adulterers and adul-teresses,
know ye not that the friendship of
the world is enmity with God? whosoever
therefore will be a friend of this world is
the enemy of God." Jas. 4: 4. Jesus says,
" No man can serve two masters : for either
he will hate the one, and love the other;
or else he will hold to the one, and despise
the other." 0 dear reader, have you
counted the cost as it is in the Word of
God? If not, we ask you in the name of
Jesus to commence to count the cost before
it is forever too late. Do you love the
world and its friendship ? Jesus can save
you from it all. Praise his dear name !
You must give up your best worldly
friends to follow Jesus. " He that loveth
father or mother more than me, is not wor-thy
of me : and he that loveth son or daugh-ter
more than me is not worthy of me."
Mat. 10: 37. You see by the Word of God
that it behooves us to count the cost. We
must forsake all to follow Jesus if we ever
want to make heaven our home. We must
give up our own life and give it all over
to Jesus, and let him do as he sees is best
for us. Are you willing to just forsake all
for Jesus' sake ? If so, then " come now,
and let us reason together, saith the Lord:
though your sins be as scarlet, they shall
be as white as snow; though they be red
like crimson, they shall be as wool." Praise
the Lord for the glorious invitation to set
you free I He further says that if we con-fess
our sins he is faithful and just to
forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from
all unrighteousness. Whosoever will, may
come and drink of the water of life freely.
Amen.
" Blessed be the Lord, because he hath
heard the voice of my supplications."
Psa. 28 : 6.
" Deep in unfathomable mines
Of never failing skill,
God treasures up his bright designs
And works his sovereign will.
" His purposes will ripen fast,
Unfolding every hour;
The bud may have a bitter taste,
But sweet will be the flower.
" Then judge him not by feeble sense,
But trust him for his grace:
Behind a frowning providence
He hides a smiling face.
" Blind unbelief is sure to err,
And scan his works in vain:
God is his own interpreter,
And he will make it plain."
COUNTING THE COST.
BY PERM It. ORITZMACHER.
IT is necessary for every one who would
make heaven his home to consider the cost.
Many precious souls are being deceived by
the enemy by not so doing, while others
are deceiving themselves and also deceiv-ing.
others. In Luke 14 : 28- 30 we read,
" For which of you, intending to build a
tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth
the cost, whether he have sufficient to fin-ish
it ? Lest haply, after he hath laid the
foundation, and is not able to finish it, all
that behold it begin to mock him, saying,
This man began to build and was not able
to finish." How many precious souls have
been led astray by not counting the cost
according to the Word of God. Dear read-er,
have you counted the cost? Jesus says
it costs all you have to follow him. Have
you given up all to follow Jesus ? or are you
still giving orders to suit yourself, instead
of waiting on the Lord and letting him
direct you as it pleases him? " So likewise,
whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not
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THE GOSPEL TRUMPET
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The sin of sect making has been popular-ized,
canonized, and declared orthodox.
In the beginning of the gospel no sin
was more shocking to the Christian body
than the sin of heresy.
Heresy is antichrist in spirit, doctrine,
and practise; it is not only foreign to
Christ, but opposes him.
God has a plan, a standard, by which he
gatheres together unto himself; and those
gathered by him, to him, and for him, are
his body, being members of him.
There must be a standard of truth in
order that truth be approved and error be
disapproved. Professed Christianity divi-ded
and heretical has no standard. They
are unaware that God has so provided.
Each heretical body has its own standard,
and judges only its own members, often dis-missing
them on charge of false doctrine
because they believe in holiness, or freedom
from sin.
On the definition of heresy Webster ob-serves
that " The Scriptures being the
standard of faith, any opinion that is re-pugnant
to its doctrine is heresy ; but as
men differ in the interpretation of Scrip-ture,
an opinion deemed heretical by one
body of Christians may be deemed orth-odox
by another." Then the Word of
God ceases to be a standard because men
differ in their interpretations, and heresy
becomes orthodox; and vice versa..
If we, like Webster, admit these heretical
bodies to be Christians, then we are at sea.
Truth becomes error to him that rejects it
and lies become truth to him that believes
them. The spirit of antichrist under Chris-tian
garb can rule out the teachings of the
Holy Spirit as false doctrine and wrest
the Scriptures in support of heresy.
If the teaching of Scripture is plain on
any one subject it is plain and decisive on
the " one body" only ' one bocry of Chris-tians.
The Scripture says it in positive
language— not in theological deduction or
inferential speculations—" There is one
body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called
in one hope of your caling." Eph. 4: 4.
" Baptized by one Spirit into one body."
1 Cor. 12: 13. " So we [ Christians] being
many are owe body in Christ, and every
one members one of another." Rom. 12: 5.
All that are in . Christ constitute one body
only.
Webster is mistaken about there being
more than " one body" of Christians. This
mistake is a fundamental error in doctrine
and repugnant to the teachings of Scrip-ture,
and is heretical according to his own
definition of the term heresy. All bodies
other than the body of Christ are heresies,
and their founders and supporters are her-etics.
. Ignorance is the only apology for
any one in sect business, and the preaching
of the gospel takes away that cloak: leaving
all who reject the Word of God on this
point as sinners and not Christians.
The prayers, ministry, sanctification and
sacrificial atonement of the Son of God was
for the express purpose of bringing about a
perfect plan of salvation which unifies the
children of God in one body. Then it fol-lows
that all labor spent in the building of
many bodies is spent in direct opposition
to the will of God as expressed in the
prayer, ministry-, sanctification and atone-ment
of the Lord Jesus Christ.
Popularizing the sin of heresy makes the
manufacture of sects a necessity, declaring
their existence unavoidable. Notwithstand-ing
the Word of God forbids division. And
more than that the early Christians before
the days of the apostacy proved the practi-cability
of " one body in Christ" and since
the days of the apostacy, God's church is
again demonstrating the same truth, living
in unity and harmony, both in Spirit and
doctrine practising the whole Word of God
independent of and separate from all hu-man
institutions. " One body in Christ."
G. L. G.
Office Items.
Orders for " Travels and Experiences in
Other Lands" are now being filled.
At the beginning of this week Bro. E. E.
Byrum left for Muscatine, Ia., in response
to an urgent call to come to that place.
We have received from Honolulu an or-der
for books amounting to $ 16.50.
A new backing machine for the book-bindery
is needed to replace the old worn-out
machine which was purchased second
hand and brought with us from Michigan.
We are glad to note the return of Bro.
B. Wind, who has worked at this Office
before.
We have now a special offer of the Shin-ing
Light. See advertisement on seventh
page.
General Notes
and News.
Geo. W. Shockey reports a meeting held
near Shenendoah, Va., by himself and Geo.
E. Sipe, where there were ten consecrations.
J. E. Wilson and wife have been travel-ing
with horse and wagon through the coun-try,
in new places, and find many who are
longing to live right. No address was given
to their letter, but they were likely in Flo-rida,
as they live in that State, and are ex-pecting
to meet Bro. W. 0. Williams in a
meeting at Bassenger, May 25th. Their
permanent address is Hurst, Fla.
Bro. Willie H. Jackson, of Simpson, La.,
has been doing local work about his home,
and writes that he and Bro. J. E. Forrest
of Coushatta, La., are expecting to be at
the Moundsville as. sembly. He suggests
that brethren aid Bro. Forrest in his trav-eling
expenses, as he will need help on that
line, and'all have enjoyed the articles from
his pen, which have been freely given to
the readers through the TRUMPET.
A. brother from Wisconsin writes an ur-gent
appeal to the brethren everywhere,
suggesting that they make a special effort
to help the ministers and gospel workers
to attend the Moundsville assembly, by pay-ing
their railroad fare there and return.
This is not for a pleasure trip, or just to
see the country, but for the advancement
of the cause of Christ. If all the evangel-ists
and traveling gospel workers, dud the
elder of each congregation were to be pres-ent
at this meeting we are confident there
would be a wonderful advancement in spir-itual
affairs in every community. Let eve-ry
congregation begin at once and prepare
to help some one along the way. And those
who come should feel the weight and re-sponsibility
enough to determine to get a
benefit, so as to benefit others upon their
return. We not only expect ministers to
be present, but others also. Every lover of
the truth will receive a cordial welcome.
Samuel Ford, who has been in the gospel
work in Kentucky, is now located at Sum-mitville,
Ind.
J. C. Blaney and H. A. Brooks, from
Canada, have been visiting the churches in
Northern Michigan. The Lord has honored
their labors with good results.
S. R. McElmurry writes that until May
15th his address will be Norwood, Mo.
Mrs. J. G. Moore, of La Grange, Tex.,
informs us that a few of them in that place
have agreed to meet every day, seeking for
spiritual help and a revival of true religion
in that town, and are praying God to send
some one who really knows and loves him
to preach to them.
J. W. Howard reports a meeting held at
Dustin, I. T., where two were saved and
baptized; one reclaimed, and prospects for
a good work.
Mary Williams, 73 W. Broadway, New-port,
R. I., says they began special prayer
during the week of prayer and are contin-uing
the same. Two souls have been saved
and they are earnestly praying for some
workers.
It sometimes may seem somewhat dis-couraging
to some because they do not see
more direct results from their labors. It is
the duty of each. Christian worker to go
forth and sow the good seed. Some will be
sure to fall upon good ground even though
much is lost by the wayside. The fruit will
come forth in due time, and when the har-vest
comes there will be an abundant yield.
Those who- have been sowing the good seed
by way of scattering tracts and papers are
not always privileged to see what the re-sults
may be. We who are here at the Office
can see the fruits of these labors from the
many letters that come in from various
parts of the world from people who have
come in possession of some literature, or
heard some one preach or testify. A letter
just received from the State of South Caro-lina
well illustrates what the effects of these
labors may bring forth. It reads as follows :
" Find enclosed money, for which send
the TRUMPET to the two names given below.
This is the result of a brother handing some
tracts to some children as he passed along
the road."
We have the address of several hundred
missionaries and gospel workers in China,
and each one ought to have the TRUMPET
and some books and tracts sent to them.
Any one wishing to remain at home and do
foreign missionary work can gratify their
desires by taking advantage of this oppor-tunity.
Among the latest reports from northern
India, it is estimated that about thirteen
thousand people lost their lives in the re-cent
earthquake. From Jan. 1st to March
11th, three hundred and thirty- six thou-sand,
eight hundred and ninety- nine people
in India died from the bubonic plague.
Cholera and smallpox are also raging. News
comes from northern India that because of
cold and frost in February the crops Were
destroyed to the extent that a famine m
those parts is sure to follow. All this to_
gether with the darkness of heathenism
makes a sad state of affairs.
Do not forget to pray for the camp and
grove- meetings everywhere.
The meeting at Moundsville, W. Va. will
be held May 26th to June 4th. It prom; se,
to be one of the best ever held at this place.
People are writing from every direction for
hundreds of miles, about coming. Some are
coming to get saved from their sins, others
for sanctification, or spiritual help and
strength, healing, more light and a better
understanding of the Word, an anointing of
the Holy Spirit, etc. Special arrangements
will be made to accommodate and care fol
the people. Come praying. Let those who
can not come join in earnest prayer at
home, and thereby receive a benefit and help
pray a benefit down upon others. We be-lieve
the Lord will make it a glorious gath-ering
together of his children which will
also result in the salvation of many souls.
Questions
Answered.
Please answer the following questions
through the TRUMPET:
1. Will a person commit no sin after re-ce-
ving sanctification? 2. Is it against
sanctification to wear corsets, or to wear
silks, ribbons, fashionable dresses, tie pins
or brooches ? 3. Do you approve of a sanc-tified
parent permitting his children to
mingle with every class of company; es_
pecially in going where they like on Sun-day
? 4. Also in taking part in worldly
games such as checkers and cards ?
Ans. 1. No. A person will not commit
sin when sanctified, neither will he do so
when justified. The justified life is a sin-less
one. " He that committeth sin is of
the devil. " Whosoever is born of God
doth not commit sin." " In this the chil-dren
of God are manifest and the children
of the devil : whosoever doeth not right-eousness
is not of God."— Quotations from
1 John 3 : 8, 9, 10. These texts sufficiently
prove that no one in Christ will commit
sin. Then verse 6 of same chapter makes
it doubly plain : " Whosoever abideth in
him sinneth not. Whosoever sinneth bath
not seen him neither known him " This
in substance teaches us that in the act of
committing sin no one sees or knows Christ.
To see him and know him means to keep
from committing sin. This is true in the
justified life, but a soul not yet sanctified
is not likely to keep justified very long.
Some have had different experiences from
others with reference to keeping justified.
Som have testified that they have lived
months without any consciousness of any
disposition of sin in the heart. The time
comes in the experience of every unsanc-tified
soul when this disposition is manifest,
and if permitted to have its way it will
destroy the experience of justification. It
takes the experience of sanctification to
keep justification.
2. It is against the experience of a New
Testament saint to wear anything and eve-rything
forbidden in the Word of God-
Through ignorance of the Word, • some
young converts, or some older in experience
may have been wearing something thus foe
- biden, but light from the Word is al that
livsitnhectehsesawryorltdo. bring us to non- conformity
3. No. Every saved parent is under ob-ligation
to cautiously protect and guard
his children from every evil influence to
the extent of his ability. There is OA
and, in fact, nearly all the company Of
this corrupt age, that is utterly unfit for
our children to keep company with, Yet t°
some extent they will come into contact
with these influences. But a careful guard
must be placed around our children. All
that are under our roof and at our table
must be compelled to obey, and we can 10
be justifiable in the sight of God and let
our children do as they please and go Where
thhomeye p]. iec racslee,. so long as they are within time
4. All gambling games will lead to gam-bling.
J. Vir• '
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Oh, can you not see that that is not God's
way ? You may not understand God's
reasons for being so radical and uncom-promising,
but I promise you that you will
if you obey God. The light does not shine
into your soul until you open your soul
to the light. Many deluded souls profess-ing
holiness, and perhaps preachers, pray-ing
long, loud prayers, perusing the Word
of God frequently every day, have fallen
into the snares of these gods, because they
did not obey the voice ( the Word) that
said, ' Make no league with them '' ; " throw
down their altars." Oh, dear ones, do you
know when you are in this condition and
pretending to preach the Word of God to
hungry souls, that God's wrath must be
upon you? That is why so many of the
so- called holiness preachers are devil- pos-sessed
and do, not realize it. They just
make a little league and leave up a little
altar, presuming that God did not mean
just what he said, and presently a little
god is there, and they ( preachers) just go
forth as " angles of light" " For such are
false apostles, deceitful workers, transform-ing
themselves into the apostles of Christ,
and no marvel; for Satan himself is trans-formed
into an angel of light." I have
heard of some preachers living sumptously,
eloquently concerning the things of the
world— art, literature, etc., and the excuse
for this was that they might draw a certain
class. Be not deceived. The only class
that Jesus came to save was the lost, and
the lost soul seeking the real Christ will
see him even if he has not where to lay his
head. Yes, if behind the prison bars you
are humble and holy enough to lift up
Jesus, the lost soul will see Him though
he ( the lost) may have been reared in
eloquence.
Dear ones, no matter what offends, tear
it down, pluck it out, stand unexeused be-fore
God as you will at that last day and see
what his Word says. It is the same Word
that will judge you then. Oh, what a little
snare might cheat our souls and turn the
balances against us that we might be found
wanting. Beware of the leagues and altars
that breed the snares to your souls. Re-member
God says, " Ye shall make no
league with the inhabitants of this land;
throw down their altars: . . . They shall
be as thorns in your sides, and their gods
shall be a snare unto you." Judges 2: 2, 3;
also Deut. 7: 5 says, " Ye shall destroy
their altars, and break down their images,
and cut down their groves, and burn their
graven images with fire, for thou art an
holy people unto the Lord." Remember
" no man can serve two masters." Do not
let " the light that is in thee be darkness."
BE NOT DECEIVED.
BY CLARA. BICAT; MTER.
LOOKING down through the future ages
of time until Iris eye rested upon the present
day, the Spirit bade John write : " And
when the thousand years are expired, Satan
shall be loosed out of his prison, and shall
go out to deceive the nations." Rev. 20:
7, 8. From the history of the dragon ( Pa-gan
Rome), the beast ( Papal Rome), and
the false prophet ( Protestantism) we learn
that they have all been cages of deception,
and through them Many souls have been
deluded and seduced. This same Satanic
power which has been working singly
through the past centuries, now in this
evening time burst forth with trebbled fury
and power upon the souls of men. There-fore
the blessed Master, in order to protect
his little flock, says, " Take heed that ye
be not deceived ; for many shall come in my
name, saying, I am Christ; . . . go ye not
therefore after them." Luke 21: 8. And
again, " Beware of false prophets, which
come to you in sheep's clothing, but in-wardly
they are ravening wolves." Mat. 7:
15.
In this time of awful darkness and de-ception,
every child of God needs to keep
his eyes alone on Jesus and the precious
Word, or he will be drawn into some of the
devil's nets, or captured by some of his
devouring agents that he has scattered
through the world to- day. The enemy knows
that the dead formality can no longer suc-ceed
in deceiving men, as it is too easily de-tected;
so he has dressed it up in a different
suit, calling it " holiness" thus making it
to appear outwardly just as nearly like the
" beloved city of the saints" as possible,
even working miracles now and then to
further deceive the people, making them
think there is no difference. Only those
who are in this reformation heart and soul
and have his Word and Spirit abiding with-in,
can " discern between him that serveth
God, and him that serveth him not" and
who " by reason of use have their senses
exercised to discern both good and evil."
Heb. 5: 14.
We read in 2 Thes. 2, that after the fall-ing
away ( the apostasy) the wicked ( one)
should be revealed, " Whose coming is after
the working of Satan, with all power and
signs and lying wonders, and with all de-ceivableness
of unrighteousness in them
that perish " And why? " Because they
received not the love of the truth that they
might be saved." So we see on every hand
people working miracles and doing won-ders
in the name of Jesus and yet prompted
by a power that is not divine, for not one of
these " healers" will accept all the Word of
God. These same persons tell of what won-derful
works they have done, and try to
publish how greatly God is using them. We
who are saved can tell at once this is not the
Spirit of Christ.
Peter and John, when the people wonder..
ingly beheld them, said: " Why look ye so
earnestly on us, as if by our own power or
holiness we had done this?" People who
exalt self can not be the true ministers of
God, hence their work must be attributed
to some other source. These are they of
whom Jesus said, " Many will say to me
in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not proph-esied
in thy name, and in thy name east
out devils?" etc., and then shall he " profess
unto them, I never knew knew you." Mat.
7: 22, 23. If their power were of God he
would have been right there when the rair-racle
was performed, and would have
known all about it.
We read in Rev. 16 that when the sixth
angel poured out his vial, three unclean
spirits like frogs came out of the mouths
of the dragon, the beast, and the false
prophet, which are the spirits of devils
working miracles. Ver. 12, 13, 14. Truly
this is that Satanic power which is deceiv-ing
all nations by the miracles which it per-•
forms. Then let us take heed that we be
not deceived by any of these things, but
keep our eyes on Jesus alone, and he will
deliver from deception, and keep us where
the clear light of heaven can shine upon our
souls. If you have been made free by the
truth of the Lord, then stand by it until
death, and be not carried about by divers
and strange doctrines, or by any wind of
doctrine; but get the true doctrine in your
heart, and your heart into the true doc-trine,
then you can know you are in the
right way, and your soul will be kept in
his love. Therefore, " Take heed that ye
be not deceived."
But some may say, " Can we not go and
see if there is any good in them?" Jesus
says, " Go ye not after them." Therefore,
let us get settled upon the heights of Zion
and " keep our garments unspotted"
ready for the coming of the Lord.
THE LOVE OF GOD IN US.
BY EVA KNIGHT
" AND I have declared unto them thy
name, and will declare it : that the love
wherewith thou hast loved me, may be in
them, and I in them." John 17 : 26. This
was a part of Jesus' prayer for his disci-ples.
When Jesus was talking to his dis-ciples,
we notice in the 14th and 15th
chapters of John, his conversation was
mostly about love. The verse just quoted
above is one that has a deep meaning, espe-cially
where he says, " That the love where-with
thou hast loved me may be in them."
How great was that love, and haw did he
manifest it ? It was so great that he said
in John 3: 35; " The Father loveth the Son
and hath delivered all things into his
hands" and in Col. 1: 16, " For by him
were all things created, that are in heaven,
and that are in earth, visible and invisible,
whether they be thrones, or dominions, or
principalities, or powers; all things were
created by him, and for him ; and he is
before all things, and by him all
things consist." And yet he gave him as
a sacrifice to be offered up for the " sins
of the people." Was that love ? Yes, that
was truly an offering of love, a sacrifice
Without blemish, and so great that it was
April 20, 1905.
THE GOSPEL TIRIMPET
VE!.
DO YOU LOVE JESUS?
G. P. TASRER.
THIS is a very simple question and is
sometimes lightly answered. Do not turn
from it; but prove now your own self.
Have you the same simplicity of faith in
Christ, and the same inward affection for
him that you had when you first found sal-vation
from your sins? How completely
you bowed in submission to his will. How
easy it was to trust, and how sweet to obey
his words and his will. Love imparted a
sacred fragrance to your words and actions
which made their nature divine and proved
your sonship to God, " for every one that
loveth is born of God and knoweth God."
The gentle simplicity of a life that is
given up to the influence of divine love
sends forth a precious perfume which
brings praise unto God. The Lord has de-livered
us from sin and the devil and filled
us with his marvelous light that we should
show forth His virtues : that we might be,
as it were, transparent mediums through
which his glory may be displayed.
We instinctively honor those we truly
love. If you love Jesus it is him you
preach, and you offer up yourself a living
sacrifice that his life may be manifested
in your mortal flesh. Has the glory of the
Lord arisen upon your heart? Then the
command is, " Arise and shine" that his
glory may be seen upon you. Is Christ in
you the attraction to others? or is his life
and beauty obscured by your own self ?
There is another thought connected with
this. We are useful only as we are filled
with the life of Christ and the knowledge
of his will. Neither the wrath of man nor
his ado or bustle work the righteousness
of God; and the command, " study to be
quiet" if obeyed in the spirit will yield
the sweets of divine guidance and sancti-fied
activity. We are sanctified by the will
and to the will of God. Our life- work set
before us and unfolding moment by mom-ent
is that precious will. In this we follow
the Lamb whithersoever he goeth.
Only what we do according to the
truth and in the grace of the Spirit is of
the nature of gold, silver, and precious
stones. Some men have in the past built
structures of the wood, hay, and stubble
kind upon the true foundation, and some
are doing so yet. Such works can not stand
the testing fire of the day of Christ, al-though
the builders themselves may be
saved, " yet so as by fire" providing they
held faith and a good conscience.
Dear child of God, seek to know along
what lines God is working and do not waste
time, strength, money, and substance upon
work that is not being done according to
the mind and the pure and full gospel of
God. " And if a man also strive for mas-teries,
yet is he not crowned, except he
strive lawfully." 2 Tim 2: 5.
SNARES.
BY MABEL C. PORTER.
TO- DAY in this age of deception, when
we find so many souls daily drifting down
deceived, backslidden, dissatisfied, longing
for a clear experience, " ever learning, yet
never coming to a lmowledge of the truth"
we hear some one ask, " How can we know
whom we serve?" It brings before us the
straitness of the gate, the narrowness of
the way, and the perfectness of God's
saints. To- day there are a great many
pointing upward saying, " This is the way
to heaven." There are even a great many
holiness ways, but there is only one true
way. You may know you are in that way
if your life is in perfect harmony with
God's Word, for Jesus said, " I am come
alight into the world, that whosoever be-lieveth
on me should not walk in dark-ness."
John 12 : 46. In verse 48 he says,
" The word that I have spoken, the same
shall judge him in the last day." So let
us uncompromisingly follow the Word. Let
us measure our lives by the Word that in
the last day, when we are weighed in the
balances ( the Word) we will not be found
wanting.
You may shift along in business matters
or deceive people socially, but you will not
reach the desired heaven unless you dili-gently
seek and search the way. It is a
simple way, and babes and fools can find it ;
but it is given only to the contrite heart
who is willing to humbly , accept God's
immutable Word.
Now concerning the snares that entrap
the souls plodding along in the wilderness,
watching the signboards, we would like to
say, Beware of compromise. It is a thing
God hates and it is a breeder of snares to
your soul. To the Israelites God said : " I
will never break my covenant with you.
And ye shall make no league with the in-habitants
of this land; ye shall throw down
their altars : but ye have not obeyed my
voice : why have ye done this? Wherefore,
I also said, I will not drive them out from
before you; but they shall be as thorns in
your sides, and their gods shall be a snare
unto you." So to- day when you present
your body to be used to the glory of God,
he can not accept it unless you are decided
and determined to make na league ( com-promise)
with the inhabitants ( spiritual
enemies) of the land. In the first place,
have you laid bare your heart to the pierc-ing
eye of God? Is there nothing covered
up or hidden? Do you dare to let God
have his way? As the enemy presents him-self,
do you dare with holy boldness to
" throw down the altars." For instance,
just to illustrate, God says, " Go ' and sell
that thou hast, and give to the poor." You
know God does say that to some. Did you
unreservedly leave it all, completely all—
every little article, not treasuring an iota
in your heart ? Are you sure you made
" no league" ? Have you left it there? or
do you sometimes have to make excuses
for yourself ? When brother's appearance
in dress reminded you that he needed your
other coat, did you commence thinking of
something else quick— just a little compro-mise
with the devil ? Do not rebel when
God says, " Give." It is the little foxes
that spoil the vines, and often the devil
watches to get us to unconsciously make a
league with him. That is why we are to
" watch." Truly, " their gods shall be
a snare unto you" for if the enemy can
just get up one little altar on any line h .
will soon have a god there to snare your
soul.
Just this summer a brother was preach-ing
on giving and a rebel ( in spirit) said
to me, " Now, there it is again on giving.
You have given ever y thing— home, ambi-tion,
husband, ever y thing to God. What
else does he want ?" I saw my wealmess
and quickly cried, " My God, throw down
their altars; show me anything in my pos-session
I covet. Oh, take it away from
me." The battle was fought in a short time.
Jesus was victorious and how I did after-wards
enjoy the sermons on giving. I was
so in hopes I could find something or some
way to give or to help some one else. I
do not mean to convey the idea that the
enemy works only on the line of giving;
that was only to illustrate.
There is one line that I feel that we
parents should humble and burden our-selves
an, and that is to uncompromisingly
and diligently bring our children up to
the glory of God. Now I mean by this
not to be willing to take some saint's ideas
on the subject, nor to go by traditions of
the past, or scholarly theories, or anything
else, but just God's plan. I know he has
a plan, for he has left nothing out, but I
feel as yet we are groping in darkness
concerning many points on this line so far
as the Bible is concerned. Above all, let
us " make no league with the inhabitants
of the land" so far as our children are
concerned. Let us diligently search for the
light on this line as well as on all others. We
each have our individual battles to fight,
but I know God will keep his covenant
with us and will drive out every foe if we
will do our part. Dear ones, when these
enemies confront you do not just turn
away or stifle the voice, but get Jesus in
front and then fight the battle out to the
bitter end, being sure to " throw down their
altars" and to " make no league with
them."
I see so many, many souls to- day who are
willing to go so far into God and yet will
allow the enemy a little altar somewhere.
Some who even see the sin of sectarianism
enough so they will not bind themselves to
any society, yet when God plainly says,
" Be ye not unequally yoked together with
unbelievers" they - will comprominse just a
little. Instead of completely demolishing
their altars they will say; " You are pretty
good fellows. You work with me and I will
with you. We will help each other" etc:
6 THE GOSPEL TRUMPET
April 20, 1905.
manifest to all that the Father withheld
nothing that would be of such vast impor-tance
to him and to us.
He gave the very best he had to give,
" his only begotten Son" the Son of his
love. He was satisfied. Glory to God!
that is the love that Jesus prayed " Might
be in us." " Greater love hath no man
than this, that a man lay down his life for
his friends." His disciples in these last
days, may not be called to be crucified as
Jesus was, but they are to lay down their
lives in the service of the Lord, for the
salvation of mankind. They are to give
the very best they have, their lives, if need
be. A man thinks more of his life than
anything he has on earth. Oh, wonderful
love of God, which surpasseth. knowledge !
oh, love so full and free ! Here is where
the children of God must be to accomplish
anything for God. We must be workers
together with him. " If ye keep my com-mandments,
ye shall abide in my love.
This is my commandment that ye love one
another, as I have loved you." John 15:
10, 12.
Ile offered himself freely as a sacrifice.
" For I came down from heaven, not to
do mine own will, but the will of him that
sent me." Jahn 6 : 38. He offered himself,
and the Father accepted the offering. The
same spirit of unity and love was in both
the Father and San, and it was all for us.
Oh, so much was given that we might be
redeemed! Jesus prayed that the Father
would ' keep his disciples whom he had
given him,' and he says, " Neither pray I
far these alone, but for them also which
shall believe on me through their word;
that they may all be one."
Without this love there can be no spir-itual
fellowship. " Though I speak with
the tongues of men and angels, . . . and
though I have the gift of prophecy, and
understand all mysteries, and all knowl-edge,
and have all faith, so that I could
remove mountains, . .. and though I be-stow
all my goods to feed the poor, and
though I give my body to be burned, and
have not charity it profiteth me nothing."
1 Car. 13 : 1- 3. So it is not by the wisdom
of this world that we will gain an en-trance
into heaven. " For ye see your call-ing,
brethren, how that not many wise
men after the flesh, not many mighty, not
many noble are called." The wise, mighty,
and noble ones of this world are so filled
with their own greatness and wisdom that
there is no room for the meek and lowly
Lamb of God to enter into their hearts,
and be crowned Lord of all.
How much it means to do as Jesus said!
" Unless a man forsake all that he hath
he can not be my disciple." He will do
this willingly if he has the love of God in
his heart; for " love is as strong as death."
S. of Sol. 8: 6. " Love worketh no ill to
his neighbor." We will willingly go to
one in fault and show him his error if we
have this love that " thinketh no evil."
And we will delight to help every one that
nameth the the name of Christ to depart
from evil, and live just as the Master
lived. We can do this by being submissive
to his will, and having perfect faith in
him. This brings us in sweet union with
God. " He that dwelleth in love, dwelleth
in God"; but it must be the love that Jesus
prayed, that " the love wherewith thou hast
loved me, may be in them."
Many persons spend much of their time
in trying to love God with all their heart,
by some kind of a sentimental process;
but they can not work the genuine thing
which will enable us to stand, and give us
boldness in the day of judgment. There
is but one way to get that, which is by that
perfect faith which worketh by love, and
purifies the heart, and brings us into fel-lowship
with the Holy Sanctifier—" dwell-ing
in God, and God in us." God does not
ignore, nor suspend, by this work of heart
purity and perfect love, any faculties of
our minds or functions of our moral con-stitutions,
but there is a perfect acquies-cence
and cheerful blending of our will
with the will of God, which becomes the
rule of our hearts; and- conformity to his
will becomes Our supreme pleasure. A
legitimate fruit of perfect love to God is
love for our neighbor, as for ourselves. Per-fect
love to God does not preclude every
other kind of love, but simply whatever
is opposed to it, and it necessarily includes
just that measure of love we owe to every
News from
the Field.
New Edinburg, Ark., April 10.
There was but little interest manifested
at the meeting at Caspiana, it being a new
field of labor, with but few white people
near and these were proud, haughty, and
wealthy, hence care but little about their
souls. Two, however, were saved— Sister
Sarah E. Even's two oldest children for-merly
of Illinois. The next place I went
was Bennetteville, La., where we had a good
meeting. More thorough work was done
there than I have witnessed for some time.
Several were saved. Six were buried with
Christ in baptism. I then went to . Antrine,
La., and the Word was preached there in
its original purity. That is also a new field,
and though I expected no more than a
seed- sowing, yet a few were saved, and
three were baptized. Several others were
well favored toward the meeting, and some
I am confident will leave sect confusion,
and come to the peaceable city of Zion to
dwell, as soon as they learn the way. Pray
for them. A few were offended at God's
Word, but it takes judgment to redeem
Zion, and some souls must needs be sacri-ficed
in order that God may have a pure
people. God is wonderfully blessing me in
his service for which I give him praise con-tinually.
Have more calls than I can fill
now, but will say to those in Arkansas,
Louisiana, and Texas, so soon as I return
from the North, I will do all I can in
rescuing the lost among you. Write me
and keep me stirred about your own place.
The tent is pitched here and Bro. Mitch-ener
and I will be here for several days for
the controversy of Zion. Fairly good in-terest
already. This is another new field.
Pray for God to live in and rule us. daily.
Yours with greetings, J. E. Forrest.
Bellingham, Wash., April 3.
For the benefit of those passing through,
and those living near we will state that we
have a congregation of about twenty and
meet in a hall located at 1425 C St. Our
prayer- meetings are held Wednesday even-ing
at 7 : 30. Sunday services : Sunday-school,
10 A. M., preaching 11 A. M. and
7: 30 P. M. I believe the church here is in
a very good spiritual condition and the
Lord is adding to the church such as have
a desire to be saved. God has saved several
during the past few months and some who
were backslidden have been reclaimed late-ly.
We closed a very good meeting a short
time ago at which time these erring ones
came home to Father's house. Bro. and
Sister Bamford and Bro. Gillespie were
with us in these meetings and God owned
and blessed their labors to the good of all.
Those coming by boat can take the main
line or Fairhaven and Whatcom car to C
St. where by walking one block north they
will find the hall. Those coming on G. N.
R. R. get off only two blocks south of hall.
We will be glad to see any of the saints
or ministers any time. Yours in the faith
of Jesus, R. L. Austin.
St. Paris, 0., April 9.
Again I can report victory in Jesus'
name. Since the Vinton Co. meeting I have
held three short meetings in Scioto Co., in
the Baptist, Methodist, and Christian
Union meeting- houses. Quite a number of
people acknowledged the truth. Among
the number was a Baptist preacher, who
said he was willing to give up his sect and
tobacco chewing and make a consecration
for perfect holiness. Dear brethren, let us
all pray that the Lord will hasten the time
when all his true children will see the evils
of sect confusion and tobacco chewing and
make their escape before it is too late.
I am now making arrangements to attend
the Moundsville assembly meeting, and so-licit
your prayers. Yours in the love of
Jesus, M. N. Roark.
gomery, La., April 27, 28; Carroll, April
29, 30 ; Clayton, Tex., May 2- 7 ; Lena Sta,
taiofne, wLdaa May 9- 13 ; from there home for
., ys, then to Moundsville assembly
by way of Bunker Hill, Tenn. I want some
single man, a preacher and singer, to tray.
el with me this year. Any one who feels
led to answer this call, meet me at Mounds-ville,
W. Va., or write me there. Let none
respond to this call unless he is consecrated
to be a martyr for Christ and his gospel,
for he may be put to a test. Brethren, pray
for me that the Word of God may have free
right of way in me. Yours faithfully in
Christ, R. H. Owens.
Blackwell, Okla., March 27.
The work here in Blackwell is on the
crease for God. The children's meetings
are real interesting. When we first came
here it looked discouraging, but " if God be
for us, who can be against us?" souls
are being saved from sin, sanctified wholly
and healed by the power of God. We de-sire
the prayers of the saints of God for
the work here and also for us that we may
continue in the ways of the Lord. Your
brother and sister in Christ,
S. and F. Post.
Walla Walla, Wash., April 8.
Since our last report, from Centralia,
Wash., we have been busy in the service of
the Master, having held meetings at Seattle,
Creston, Daisy, Spokane, Fairfield, and
Colfax, Wash. God has been with us, bless-ing
our labors and encouraging our hearts
to continue on in the good work. We are
holding a few meetings here with Bro. S.
P. McCully, at the close of which we go,
after a few days stop at Portland, Ore.,
to the camp- meeting at Lodi, Cal. Pray
for us. Yours in Christ,
F. G. Smith and - Wife.
430 Hawthorne Ave., Portland, Ore.
TESTIMONIES.
Knox, Ind.
I desire to thank God through this paper
and acknowledge his infinite goodness and
mercy in accepting me, healing my mother,
and extending his gracious redemption and
healing to myself. Yours in Christ,
Clara Kane.
Toccoa, Ga.
I praise the Lord for ever letting the
Trumpet fall into my hands, and by read-ing
it and by dear friends giving me tracts
to read I received the light. By the help of
the Lord am willing to walk in every ray
of light as the Lord turns it on. I was
raised a Methodist, and lived an up and
down life until about two years ago. Then
some holiness preachers came through our
settlement, preaching sanctification as a
second definite work of grace. I soon found
that it was what I needed. My soul longed
for it. I fasted and prayed until the Lord
wonderfully blessed my soul and I received
it. Though I was crippled I shouted and
leaped for joy as never before. Oh, it is
so wonderful what the Lord can do for us
if we will only take him at his Word. I
thought then I would have to join a holi-ness
church, for I knew there was no food
for my soul back in the Methodist sect I
praise the Lord this evening because he
never let me have a chance to join one
until the truth of this precious evening
light went home to my heart, by reading
your paper and the kind instruction and
life of a brother and sister. Though here
among sect holiness I am praising the Lord
this evening for delivering my soul from
sect Babylon, and because he can keep vs
in this precious evening light. I am re
IS- joicing to know that his power and grace
sufficient. I can say from my heart this
evening that I am saved and sanctified to
the will and Word of God; and my body
is healed. Glory to his name forever ! 1
want all the saints to pray for me th at I
may keep true to - God. Your sister in the
one body, A 1 da B. Todd.
object having a legitimate claim upon
affections.
The principle of what may be called the
eleventh commandment, that Jesus gave
to his disciples, embodies that superior gos-pel
principle of a voluntary sacrifice of
personal rights, when we can thereby sub-serve
the cause of Christ. This spirit of
self- sacrifice which was so perfectly exem-plified
in Christ, and all for the joy, that
was set before him, of saving poor sinners,
the very work to which in our appropriate
sphere we are called, is the mind of Christ,
which we are to let be in us, through the
power of his laving Spirit.
Libby, Okla.
We commenced meeting here in the name
of Jesus which resulted in winning some
souls to the Lord. This is a new place where
the truth had never before been preached
in its fulness. The preaching of the pure
gospel to save from sin, and the songs of
the Evening Light song- book were new to
the people and they became greatly inter-ested.
Several professed pardon, and thir-teen
baptized. Bro. J. P. Bailey, of Fern,
who had been crushed by the enemy of his
soul through persecutions heaped upon him
by sectarian professors, because his wife
and daughter died while trusting God, re-fusing
doctors and medicines, was greatly
benefited and enabled to get clear again,
for which we give God all the glory. Praise
God!
We next went to our home at Oleta and
held meeting a few nights with the church
at that place. A few souls were benefited
and one aged brother professed conversion.
The Lord seems to be working among the
children, bringing them into the fold. Then
we came back to Bibby again to look after
the Lord ' s work. There are many yet un-der
conviction. May the Lord help them to
yield to the wooings of the Spirit of God.
Pray for us that we keep humble and use-ful
in the hands of the Lord. Yours in
Him, G. W., E. W. and Agnes Carey.
Salem, Ark., April 8.
We have just returned home after sev-en
weeks' labor in Missouri all of which
was blessed of the Lord. Our first meeting,
three miles west of Koshkonong, resulted in
one being saved, two sanctified, and four
or five to* be baptized when we return. Next
the Lord gave us a precious victory at
Brandsville. One saved, one sanctified,
our two escaped the ruins of Babylon, one of
which I was permitted to see. Another
dear sister had just joined the Campbellite
sect, but accepted the truth, and accompa-nied
by three others followed our Lord's
example in baptism.
The work in southern Missouri is open-ing
fast, in which our new tabernacle is
a coworker for the Master. The increase
in demands for meetings in these parts and
earnest entreaties for the pure gospel, will
render it almost impossible for us to at-tend
the Moundsville assembly this spring,
which we had thought of doing. We do
not feel like leaving them when they are so
earnestly entreating for help ; so to all who
have written us along the way, will just
say that we will not get to the assembly
this spring. Yours in much holy love,
W. T. Seaton and J. W. Mason.
Russel, Miss., April 9.
I left my home March 15th and came to
Utica, Miss., where I held a few days' meet-ing.
Some seemed to be interested about
this way. This was a new place. From
there I came to Pickens, Miss. This also
is a new field. God honored his Word.
We held meeting in the Presbyterian meet-ing-
house. The pastor stood by us and en-dorsed
all the Word that was preached.
Some are very honest and, I believe, are
seeing the one church. One was saved and
it taking the TRUMPET. From there I came
to Olney, Miss., and held a meeting with the
best interest I have ever seen there. This
is the place where I passed through some
severe tests six years ago. The enemy
burned my barn and its contents, and
threatened my dear family on the account
of this way.. But all that has passed away.
God sent out his Word with judgment.
Truly, God is redeeming Zion with judg-ment.
I feel that the church at Olney is
in a better condition than they have been
for years. We expect to hold a tent meet-ing
there some time this summer, the Lord
willing.
I came here yesterday and began meet-ing
last night with fair interest. I am not
sure what the outcome will be as this is a
partially new field. Some have been here
in the past who did not have the proper
wisdom ( they have fallen since) and they
caused some to take their stand against this
gospel. I go from here home; then to Mont-
Bridgeville, Del.
God has a few people here who are
contending for the faith once delivere d to
the saints, and who are seeking to know alla
do his will in all thi gs. We do not stop
at the so- called non- essentials which $ 8
many think they do Rot have to do, but
sty
April 20, 1905.
THE GOSPEL TRUMPET 7
The General Camp-
Meeting of California
The church of God of California will meet in the seventh general camp- meeting
on the camp- ground at
Lodi, Cal., April 28 to May 8, 1905
A large gathering of the saints from different parts of the Pacific Coast is ex-pected.
A good supply of ministerial help will be present, who will not shim to
declare all the counsel of God.
A special invitation is extended to all who are suffering with sickness and dis-ease.
Come and hear the teaching and the testimonies on divine healing, and be con-vinced
that Jesus Christ is " the same yesterday and to- day and forever."
EVERYBODY IS INVITED TO COME
and camp in this beautiful grove and enjoy this special season of waiting upon God.
Board and tents will be furnished at cost to those who can not bring supplies with
them. Everybody is requested to bring straw- tick and bedding. Rent for tents,
size, 8x10 or 10x12, for the ten days, will be about $ 1.50. All parties wishing tents
must write so that order will reach us no later than April 20. This must not be
overlooked. All who are too poor to care for themselves will be provided for. The
system of supply is such that all will be cared for alike. Let every saint in Cali-fornia
put forth a special effort to come. Come and bring some unsaved friend along.
If you can not come, send some one in your place. Pray earnestly that God may
grant us the most glorious soul- saving camp- meeting ever held in California.
Services daily at 10 : 30, 2 : 30, and 7: 30. Morning prayer hour, 6 to 7.
Baggage carried to and from trains free.
Lodi is on the Stockton line of the San Francisco and Sacramento Railway
( Southern Pacific System).
SPECIAL NOTICE.
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receipt- certificate plan, provided that there will be fifty or more persons in attend-ance
holding receipts for full fare paid to Lodi. This will apply to any person in
the state of California who purchases a full fare ticket to Lodi over the road of
this company. Let every one, therefore, who purchases a full fare ticket to Lodi,
be sure to ask the agent at purchasing office, for a receipt- certificate. This must
be brought along to the camp- meeting and signed by the properly appointed person
recognized by the Railway Company at Lodi, which when thus signed, and presented to
Lodi ticket agent within two days of close of camp- meeting, will enable holder to pur-chase
ticket home for one- third fare. If you neglect to procure this receipt- certifi-cate
at starting point, and to have it signed at camp- meeting, you forfeit your re-duced
fare home.
Any one wishing to order tent, or for any other information, address
J. W. Byers, Box 28, Lodi, Cal.
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we take pleasure in obeying our blessed
Lord and doing what he commands We
have a meeting- house about one and one-half
miles from town. We meet whenever
the weather is favorable and have a pre-cious
time together. Truly the Lord is with
us. We trust that any of God's true New
Testament ministers who read this and feel
led to come will not quench the Spirit, for
we are willing to obey all the commands
as we learn them.
We have had an assembly meeting. Sev-eral
souls were justified and sanctified. We
have a nice Sunday- school, and the Lord
wonderfully instructs us. Pray for us.
Your brethren in Christ,
R. J. Williams,
Wm. W. White.
Holmes, N. Dak.
I am glad I can report perfect victory
over all the powers of darkness. I am. so
glad for this blessed way of real truth;
that we can manifest the life of Christ in
our mortal bodies. " As he is, so are we in
this present world." 1 John 4: 17. I am
glad that I can say this afternoon that the
Lord has saved, sanctified, and healed me,
and I am fully trusting in him. I can
not thank the Lord enough for healing me
of liver and stomach trouble. He made
a complete work of it. I have not had it
since. I thank him for all his blessings.
Nine years ago the truth was brought to
us and I praise God for it. Oh, how precious
it is to live up to the whole Word of God.
The Lord healed my little boy of a great
weakness in his ankles. He did not walk
till he was four years old, but the Lord
healed him. Praise God for what he is do-ing
for the little church at Holmes. He
keeps us all well soul and body. Pray for
me and the church here. Your sister in
full defense of the truth, Bertha Meyer.
Requests
for Prayer.
I am badly afflicted with sore eyes and
almost blind. I want you all to pray for
me, that the Lord may heal my eyes and
give me sight, Mrs. Ellen Baugh.
Calls for Meetin
Meetings are wanted at Norman Park,
Ga. Address B. W. Mercer.
Can not some one chosen of the Lord
come here and hold meetings J. F. Carnes,
Gore, Chattanooga Co., Ga., R. F. D. No. 1.
A GENERAL CAMP- MEETING FOR THE
NORTHWEST.
For some time we have believed it in
God's order that St. Paul or St. Paul Park
where the Scandinavian publishing work is
located, should be chosen as a permanent
location for a general camp- meeting for the
northwestern States. There are many rea-sons
for this. St. Paul being the greatest
railroad center in the northwest, is the
central location from all directions. A
suitable place for meetings is easily ob-tained;
besides the Scandinavian work
should be kept in closer touch with the En-glish-
speaking ministers and saints. By
having one general well attended camp-meeting,
it will make it possible to obtain
reduced rates over the railroads. We trust
that the saints in the northwest will begin
to prepare to attend the meeting his year,
which will be held June 9- 18. Do not stay
away on account of thinking the meeting
will be mostly in the Scandinavian lan-guage,
as three or four meetings will be held
daily in the English language. We desire
that all who expect to attend this year, will
at once write to B. Erickson, St. Paul Park,
Minn., that we may see . if a sufficient num-ber
will attend that we may secure reduced
rates on the certificate plan. We also trust
that the Lord will send some able and well
established ministers. We ask all the saints
everywhere to pray earnestly for the suc-cess
of this meeting. Your brother and co-laborer
in the gospel, Thomas Nelson.
Meeting Notices.
furnished us. Where reduced rates have been
granted by the railroads and special instructions
A re necessary, space will be given on seventh page,
tf desired. As a general statement that will apply
to all meetings, will say that the saints at the
different places are accustomed to meet at the
trains those coming from a distance ( if notified
to do so), and so far as praticable, to provide
for the comfort of all. Provide yourselves with
bedding if possible. Provisions can always be
procured at reasonable rates. In no ease are
there gate fees or charges for admission. Invita-tion
is extended to all.
Georgetown, S. C. Beginning April 29.
Ministerial help needed. Inda Walker.
Bros. J. M. Harrington and A. A. Kinzie
will commence meeting at Allerton, Ia.,
May 3d, to continue as long as the Lord
leads. Everybody invited. They will be
cared for. Those that can not come, please
make it a special subject of prayer. This
is a new place and many are inquiring for
the gospel. J. L. and Jennie B. Smith.
About the first of May we will begin a
series of tent meetings to be held in and
around Springfield. These meetings will
be held during all the spring season. Preach-ers,
exhorters, and singers will be needed.
Workers' expenses will be met. Any one
feeling led to come, please first address us.
W. J. Henry, Springfield, Mo.
Ordinance meeting at Springfield, Mo.
May 4- 7. Bros. Porter, Davis, Youngblood,
Bryant, and others are expected. Let all
the saints that can, attend this meeting. A
that come will be taken care of. Address
W. J. Henry.
Manchester, Okla. Beginning May 5 to
continue over Lord's day. W. C. Bonne,
Gibbon, Okla.
Hattiesburg, Miss. Beginning May 17.
Ministerial help needed. W. M. Jordan.
Daisy, Wash. Camp- meeting. May 27 to
June 5. On same ground as last year.
Those coming by rail will be met at Addy if
notice is given by addressing J. E. Wilson,
Addy, Wash. Uriah Eslick.
Ellisville, Miss. Beginning June 1. Min-isterial
help needed. L. Marsh.
Portland, Ore. The Oregon camp- meet-ing.
June 2- 11, E. 0. Green, 430 Haw-
St. Paul Park, Minn. General north-western
camp- meeting. June 9- 18. B.
Erickson.
Creston, Wash. June 9- 19. V. C. Maiden.
Spokane, Wash. June 9- 19. J. C.
Forsythe, 02419 Nevada St.
Kippen, Idaho. June 9- 19. Bert Mead.
Peepabun, Ont. June 15- 25. H. W. Nel-son,
Burford, Ont.
Laurel, Miss. Beginning June 16. Min-isterial
help needed. James Owen.
Colfax, Wash. June 24 to July 4. A.
B. Peterman.
Springfield, Mo. Southwest Missouri
camp- meeting. July 20- 30. W. J. Henry.
Carthage, Mo. Sept. 21 to Oct. 1. W. J.
Henry, Springfield, Mo.
OBITUARY.
NUNEMAKER.— Susan, wife of Aaron
Nunemaker, died at her home, four and
one- half miles north of Plymouth, March
25th at 10 : 30 P. M., after a short illness;
aged 50 yrs , 7 mos., and 6 das. She leaves
a husband, one son, one daughter, and a
host of friends to mourn her loss. She died
with a bright evidence that she was ready
to go. Services held by the writer. Text,
Rev. 14 : 13. W. H. Thornburg.
SHULTZ.— Sister Sarah M. Schultz was
born Feb. 6, 1842; died March 26, 1905,
at the home of her daughter, near Monroe
City, Knox Co., Ind.; aged 63 yrs., 1 mo.,
and 20 das. Sister Schultz died triumphant
in the faith. She refused every earthly
remedy, the Lord relieving her of pain at
different times. After she had become
speechless she would lift up her eyes heaven-ward,
showing us that she wanted to go.
She made all arrangements for burial, and
was conscious till the last. She accepted the
whole gospel a short time before her death.
She leaves two daughters, two sons, and
several grandchildren to mourn their loss.
Her death makes us cry, " I want to die the
death of the righteous." Mary A. Wilson.
To save space it is necessary to have meeting
notices brief, omitting all that is unnecessary to
be repeated week after week. We will publish
them with full particulars for two or three suc-cessive
weeks immediately preceding their date, if thorns Ave.
THE GOSPEL TRUMPET April. 20,
EVERYTHING in the divine economy is for
a wise purpose, and is consonant with the
highest reason.
Before entering upon the objects of di-vine
healing it might be well to inquire
briefly into the uses of affliction. And this
must be approached by first considering the
author of afflictions. Peter's testimony of
Christ is as follows : " Who went about do-ing
good, and healing all that were op-pressed
of the devil; for God was with
him." Acts 10 : 38. Here afflictions are as-cribed
to the devil, to his oppressive power
over human flesh. Doubtless, they are usu-ally
the results of violated natural laws
through evil lusts and carelessness, infused
by the devil. His object in these afflictions,
of course, is to break down and destroy
these temples of God.
But God also has a permissive will and
purpose in men's afflictions. By these af-flictions
upon his children he has taught
them many profitable lessons, and brought
them nearer to himself, and they have also
learned thereby to hold more sacred and
obey more carefully the laws that God has
enacted in the realms of nature. Doubt-less
souls have been saved, and others ar-rested
from apostasy by the strong hand
of God in affliction. There have been instan-ces
where God has evidently sent physical
judgment upon men. But these are ex-ceptional.
Usually disciplinary suffering
is the effect of violated organic laws. But
whatever gracious fruit sickness may bring
forth, it is not to the glory of God that his
children should continue long under its
prostrating power. If a more perfect con-formity
to natural laws is needed, or if
spiritual lessons or advancement in divine
grace is the divine object in permitting
these attacks, let the soul draw nigh to
God, find out his good purpose, and reach
the same. And when this is accomplished
the divine use of the affliction terminates,
and the affliction should also. ' But should
no special blessing be contemplated, and
the suffering be only the oppressive work of
Satan, why should it be protracted ? " Is
there no balm in Gilead?" Is not our God
able to deliver his children out of all trou-ble
and afflictions ? " Wherefore then
should the heathen say, Where is their
God?" Let it be known that God is in-deed
with his people, and is a present help
in every need.
What good then can the Lord accomplish
in the exercise of his healing power ? We
will mention only a few things.
1st. Health is the normal state of man,
an important condition of his usefulness.
Deprived of this, he is unable to' answer
the end of his active existence. He is not
qualified to meet the duties he owes to him-self
as a man; to his country as a citizen;
to society as a neighbor; to his family as
a husband and father; nor to his God as
a Christian. Not that he can not be " a
Christian in prostration, but that he can
not fill the sphere of active Christian labor.
Instead of filling life's duties in these sev-eral
relations, he is a care and burden to
others. Hence it is to the glory of God to
heal his children, that Satan be defeated,
and they be able to bring forth fruit unto
God.
2d. By the exercise of his healing power,
in answer to prayer, the Lord manifests
unto his creatures his precious attributes
of sympathy, compassion, and love. Be
hold his heart of love toward suffering hu-manity.
" And Jesus went forth and saw a
great multitude, and was moved with com-passion
toward them, and he healed their
sick." Mat. 11: 14. Blessed be his dear
name! Wherever his eyes beheld the op-pressed
of Satan, beneath the heel of sor-row
and affliction, his hand of love was
stretched forth to heal, and his kind heart
overflowed with words that soothed the
troubled soul. Had he passed through this
vale of sin- inflicted wretchedness with no
eye to pity the suffering, no tears to shed
with the bereaved, and no outstretched arm
to raise up the sick, could men have learned
that his heart is kindness, and his Father's
name love ? Ah, the healing mercies of the
Son of God are needful to reveal the char-acter
of that compassionate God, who
only can bind up our wounds, heal our
HEALED OF NERVOUSNESS.
I have been bothered with nervousness a
long time, but of late . I grew very mu, so
bad that it seemed I would lose my mind,
and my heart, it seemed, would quit beat-ing.
It seemed to almost paralize my
tongue and parts of my limbs. It seemed
as though the enemy would attack me
worse of nights, and as though I could not
possibly live until morning; but by look-ing
to God I would feel better and drop
off to sleep. I believe if I had given up,
the devil would have killed me.
I was anointed - and prayed for, but I
did not get the victory. I kept looking to
God for healing until I began to think there
was no help for me. I went to the Walla
Walla meeting yesterday and was anointed
and prayed for. I can truthfully say that
God healed me in answer to prayer, and
by obeying his Word. Oh, praise God for
ever and ever! The Word says that praise
is comely for the upright, so it is true;
especially in such times when you ao not
use any medicine or remedies of any kind,
and your life depends on God alone, we
can praise the Lord. I can not say it
enough to satisfy me. If any who read
this, and are not healed just when you
think you ought to be, do not be diseour-sorrows,
and sweep a. w'ay all, our diseases.
A04-. 1vhe va_ .11*- hi crucifixion,
Festirrecti4 " a& floftrottion have stripped
him of his power to heal the sick ? Nor do
the glories of Ws Father's throne, and the
lofty praises of the angels in heaven turn
away his pitying eye from the pangs that
oppress his frail brethren yet in the flesh,
or prevent their humble prayers from
reaching " his ears. Thank God ! " He know-eth
our frame, and still remembers that
we are dust." He yet walks with his
church, showing forth even " greater
works" than he did while incarnate. He is
near to all them that call upon him, and
his tender mercies are over alL While on
earth he turned no sufferer away unhealed,
and his heart is no less " touched with the
feeling of our infirmities" to- day. All
must admit that he has the same power to
heal. Then why not do it ? The person
who could stand by the side of an awful
sufferer who is imploring help, and having
all power and authority to remove the
same by a simple touch, would not do it,
what would be thought of such a person?
Would not all pronounce his a heart of
stone ? And do not all who confess that
Christ is able to heal his saints, and yet
will not answer their prayers by doing so,
virtually ascribe to him this same cruel,
unfeeling heart? Do they not, in direct
opposition to the Word, picture him as an
unsympathizing high priest, whose heart
can not be touched with the feeling of our
infirmities, and not even with the most in-tense
pain and sickness ? • 0 my Lord and
Savior, how thy name is dishonored, and
thy holy character slandered by the false
doctrines of men ! How the cursed unbelief
that has come down from the dark ages of
confusion, and spread forth from the pul-pits
of worldly wisdom, and godly igno-rance,
robs our blessed Redeemer of his
loveliness and tender compassion!
It is not enough to say that he exhibited
his lave to suffering humanity while in the
flesh, and that is sufficient. Is it sufficient
to prove that a man is good and holy now,
because he gave evidence of that fact in
past years ? If Christ can not or would
not heal the sick to- day, would it not give
place for doubts that he ever did, and the
idea that those miracles on record were
forged ? Surely this, or the ridiculous idea
that he has changed. Though men may in-tellectually
credit the works of Christ
wrought over eighteen hundred years ago,
to really impress their mind with his true
character of love, they need to see the same
manifestations in the present ever- living
Jesus. If he be indeed the divine Savior,
" Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to-day,
and forever;" he must continue to
confirm his love to his saints; and so he
does. And he that denies it must shut
his eyes and stop his ears from seeing and
hearing the gracious works of God, and
seek to rob him of his power, or of his very
essence— love.
3d. We will notice one more point in the
use of divine healing, In the name of the
Lord we affirm that the supernatural heal-ing
of the bodies of men is one of the
Lord's permanent factors in the salvation
of souls.
During the personal ministry of Christ,
nearly all who believed in him were con-strained
to do so by the miracles they saw.
Yea, " many believed in his name, when
they saw the miracles which he did." John
2 : 23. These miracles were usually those
of healing.
The same was true of the apostles' la-bors.
About five thousand souls were con-verted
to God through the preaching of
a half sermon, which was backed up by
the healing of a poor beggar at the beau-tiful
gate of the temple. See Acts 3 and
4 : 1- 4. But since divine healing has been
repudiated in the dark ages of the past,
it has taken, on an average, about five
thousand " fine sermons" to half convert
rare soul.
After spending the night in prison, and
being tried by the high priests the next
day, the apostles Peter and John were per-mitted
to return to their own company and
report the good time they had enjoyed,
after which they all bowed down and prayed
as follows : " And now, Lord, behold their
threatenings, and grant unto thy servants,
chat with all boldness they may speak the
word, by stretching forth thine hand to"
heal; and that signs and wonders may be
done in the name of thy holy child Jesus."
aged. God is so merciful. Your saved
sister in Christ, Laura McElmt
Freewater, Ore.
A COMPLETE PHYSICIAN.
In the hope of encouraging some
take the great Physician as their heale
will tell through the Lord ' s paper of;
healing power in our family this win
Truly, " He healeth all our diseases." p
his name forever. We came to this wi."
city in October and found one sister li
here who needs the prayers of all God's
children very much as she has many trials
to bear. My health was very much broken
clown when we came. My nerves had be-come
shattered, and my liver was quite ( Es_
easseedd.. beSrhaort llyyvearfyterstohree holidays m
me
yed
right
side
very much. We took it to the Lord in
prayer thinking it would be all right in
a little while. But it grew worse all the
time until I told my husband I would have
a doctor examine me as I should like to
know just what it could be ; then no one
could dispute it or say anything about it,
for my husband's people do not know
much about healing never having heard
it taught or seen anyone healed. They think
it all right to use little remedies. But the
great Physician does not need help to cure
the worst cases. Praise his name!
The doctor told me it was my liver, and
probably would be an abscess if I did not
get it stopped at once. Even then I did
not worry, but trusted it all away with
the Lord, feeling that. he would permit only
what would be for my good and his glory.
Sometimes the pain would go all through
my abdomen and side, until I could scarcely
stand them. I would pray and trust until
I would get relief. My side was so sore that
I could not bear anything to touch it. One
day while in secret prayer the dear Lord
gave me some precious promises, and from
that time the pain began to be less and soon
all soreness was gone, and has never hurt
me since. Bless the Lord for healing power
in this present time.
Soon after I took cold which went to
my lungs and all through my body. As be-fore
we took it to the Lord in prayer. But
I grew worse until I could be up only a few
minutes at a time. On Monday we sent a
letter to Bro. Cole at Chicago for prayer.
Wednesday morning I got up and tried to
eat a little breakfast, but I became so weak
I could hardly reach the bed and could not
move hand or foot. Oh, I surely passed
through the valley of the shadow of death.
I finally whispered to our boy to tele-phone
for his father to come as quick as
he could. My body was numb all over, and
I had such queer feeling clear through me.
As soon as my husband got home we had
prayer and almost in an instant I felt the
healing power go through me. In a little
while I got up, took my Bible and went
into another room and spent several hours
in reading and prayer, gaining strength
very fast. I helped to bake the bread
and prepared supper— completely healed
through the wonderful power of the bless-ed
Lord without one drop of medicine or
remedies of any kind.
Our little girls also have been healed of
sore throat, fever, and one of a gathering
in her head, which broke inside one- halt
hour after prayer for her. Truly we have
much to thank the dear Lord for. He
keeps us saved and heals us when we ask
him. Praise his name !
This is a large and beautiful city, but
very wicked, and needs true Holy Ghost
preachers to come here. It seems this part
of the Lord ' s vineyard is quite neglected.
We would like very much to have a meet-ing
here this summer, if some one could
come. We have met some honest souls here,
who, I believe, would accept the truth. ADY
of the saints passing through will find a wel-come
at our house, and if they would let
us know before they come, we would try
to get a place for meeting and meet them
at the
Lord keep
P
us
ray
true
much
and
for
open
us and
the Nay
that
the Way
for a meeting here. Yours in the one body,
saved and kept, Mrs. C. L. Hedrick,
205 S. 2d West St., Salt Lake City, B.
" Every good gift and every perfect gift
is from above, and cometh down from the
Father of lights, with whom is no vari-ableness,
neither shadow of turning.'
DIVINE HALING.
THE USE OF DIVINE HEALING.
Acts 4: 29, 30. These inspired apostles
knew how to pray for boldness and author-ity
to preach the Word; namely, they want-ed
the hand of God manifest with them,
confirming the Word with miracles, espe-cially,
the healing of the sick. Do we not
need " the same boldness and authority to-day
? A ministry that is void of the di-vine
seal of healing power is a poor, lame
excuse for the messengers of the Almighty
God.
Observe the use the Lord made of a ease
of healing at Lydda. Peter there " found a
certain man named Eneas which had kept
his bed eight years, and was sick of the pal-sy.
And Peter said unto him, Eneas,
Jesus Christ maketh thee whole." You see
Peter did not heal the man, but Jesus did.
" And he arose immediately. And all that
dwelt in Lydda and Saron saw him, and
turned to the Lord." Acts 9 : 33- 35. A
very happy effect, indeed. And we have seen
men and women' elt down before God and
get saved in these last days, on seeing the
love and power of God displayed in instan-taneous
healing.
" The day of miracles is past" is a dis-gusting
apology for an unsanctified and
powerless ministry. It is much more con-genial
to the flesh to adopt this falsehood
than to mortify the deeds of the body, die
to all pride, selfishness, and worldliness,
and thus become pure in heart, and filled
with power, an instrument through which
God can bless suffering humanity.
The apostle Paul did not entertain the
popular view of miracles so often heard
from the faithless pulpits of our age; name-ly,
that they were only intended to confirm
the divinity of Christ and his Word, and
hence passed away with the apostles.
" For" says he, " I will not dare to speak
of any of those things which Christ hath
not wrought by me, to make the Gentiles
obedient, by word and deed, through
mighty signs and wonders, by the power of
the Spirit of God." Rom. 15 : 18, 19.
To make the Gentiles obedient to God, he
regarded as the divine object of miracles.
So long therefore as sinners are to be sub-jected
to God on earth, the original object
of healing yet remains, and of course the
gracious gift continues in the church, even
until the end of time. To this end the
Lord commissioned supernatural healing in
connection with the preaching of his Word
to the end of the world. Mark 16: 15- 18.
And for the same reason he set the gift of
healing in the body, his church, as a perma-nent
agent in the plan of salvation. 1 Cor.
12: 9. But observe, he only put those gifts
in his own church. Hence when men went
from the divine fold and the faith once de-livered
to the saints, to human organisms,
these signs did not follow. And to excuse
their impotency the falsehood was coined
that God had recalled that gift. But since
the return of the holy remnant to the real
Zion of God, the church of the first- born,
which are written in heaven, all these prim-itive
gifts are found just where God placed
them, and they are again being used to the
glory of his name.
— From Divine Healing of Soul and Body.
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